News Releaseshttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/index.phphttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/index.phpTue, 31 Mar 2015 07:15:04 -0600Cascade ServerTowards a next theory of superconductivityThe eventual goal of the research would be to create a superconductor that operates at room temperature and needs no cooling at allhttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.26-high-temperature-superconductivity.phpThu, 26 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.26-high-temperature-superconductivity.phpTwo Los Alamos National Laboratory organizations receive Performance Excellence recognition from Quality New MexicoNuclear Material Control and Accountability Group and the Quality and Performance Assurance Division received 2014 Performance Excellence Recognition awards from Quality New Mexicohttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.26-performance-excellence-recognition.phpThu, 26 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.26-performance-excellence-recognition.phpHAWC Observatory to study universe’s most energetic phenomenaInaugural ceremony to mark completion of powerful system to detect gamma rays and cosmic rayshttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.20-hawk-obsevratory-universes-most-energetic-phenomena.phpThu, 26 Mar 2015 02:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.20-hawk-obsevratory-universes-most-energetic-phenomena.phpLos Alamos computer simulation improves offshore drill rig safety Researchers focused on the motion of the floating structure resulting from complex fluid-structure interaction and vortex shedding from sea currents.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.24-offshore-drill-rig-safety.phpTue, 24 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.24-offshore-drill-rig-safety.phpFrontiers in Science talks to explore new strategies for diagnosing challenging diseasesHarshini Mukundan discusses the re-emergence of tuberculosis in a series of lectures called “The Microbe Strikes Back: The Return of Tuberculosis.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.19-frontiers-in-science.phpThu, 19 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.19-frontiers-in-science.phpLos Alamos creates bioinformatics tool for metagenome analysisScientists have developed a new method for DNA analysis of microbial communities such as those found in the ocean, the soil, and our own guts. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.18-bioinformatics-tool-for metagenome-analysis.phpWed, 18 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.18-bioinformatics-tool-for metagenome-analysis.phpLos Alamos reduces water use by 26 percent in 2014The Lab decreased its water usage by 26 percent, with about one-third of the reduction attributable to using reclaimed water to cool a supercomputing center.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.16-los-alamos-reduces-water-use.phpMon, 16 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.16-los-alamos-reduces-water-use.phpLos Alamos offers new insights into radiation damage evolutionTwo reports are helping crack the code of how certain materials respond in the highly-damaging radiation environments within a nuclear reactor. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.16-radiation-damage-evolution.phpMon, 16 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.16-radiation-damage-evolution.phpRoboRave Rally tests Northern New Mexico students’ critical thinking, teamwork skillsTeams from schools in Rio Arriba, Taos, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Sandoval counties are scheduled to participate. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.05-roborave-rally.phpThu, 5 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.05-roborave-rally.phpSix regional businesses receive Native American Venture Acceleration Fund grantsGrant recipients are Walatowa Timber, High Water Mark, Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority, Tano Services Corporation, Professional Cleaning Solutions and Than Povi.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.03-native-american-vaf-grants.phpTue, 3 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.03-native-american-vaf-grants.phpLos Alamos boosts light-water reactor research with advanced modeling and simulation technologyAs part of the consortium CASL will now be deployed to industry and academia under a new inter-institutional agreement for intellectual property. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.02-light-water-reactor.phpSun, 1 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/March/03.02-light-water-reactor.phpVenture Acceleration Fund awards spur investment in Northern New MexicoProposals are being accepted for Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards for calendar year 2015. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.26-vaf-awards.phpThu, 26 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.26-vaf-awards.phpLos Alamos scientists join prestigious ranks of APS fellows Cristian Batista, Malcolm Boshier, Dana Dattelbaum, Stephen Doorn, Michelle Espy, George Rodriguez, Avadh Saxena, Sergei Tretiak and Lin Yin are the new honorees.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.23-aps-fellows.phpMon, 23 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.23-aps-fellows.phpA different Big Bang theory: Los Alamos unveils explosives detection expertiseA team of scientists is now rolling out a collaborative project to defeat explosives threats through enhanced detection technologies.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.11-explosives-detection-expertise.phpThu, 19 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.11-explosives-detection-expertise.phpScientists call for antibody 'bar code’ system to follow Human Genome ProjectResearchers have collaborated to craft a request that could fundamentally alter how the antibodies used in research are identified.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.04-antibody-bar-code-system.phpWed, 4 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/February/02.04-antibody-bar-code-system.phpLos Alamos develops new technique for growing high-efficiency perovskite solar cellsResearchers reveal a new solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.29-high-efficiency-perovskite-solar-cells.phpThu, 29 Jan 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.29-high-efficiency-perovskite-solar-cells.phpSupporting biosurveillance via the webA new online resource is providing a centralized portal for all news, information, resources and research related to biosurveillance at the laboratory. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.28-supporting-biosurveillance.phpWed, 28 Jan 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.28-supporting-biosurveillance.phpOne in five online scholarly articles affected by ‘reference rot’Los Alamos authors focus on reference rot, the combination of link rot and content drift to which references to web resources included in STM articles are subject.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.26-scholarly-articles-affected-by-reference-rot.phpMon, 26 Jan 2015 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2015/January/01.26-scholarly-articles-affected-by-reference-rot.phpMysteries of ‘molecular machines’ revealedScientists are making it easier for pharmaceutical companies and researchers to see the detailed inner workings of molecular machines. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-molecular-machines.phpMon, 22 Dec 2014 09:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-molecular-machines.phpDateline Los Alamos: Top science news of 2014Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced its annual top science stories of 2014. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-top-science-news.phpMon, 22 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-top-science-news.phpOne million curies of radioactive material recoveredThe accomplishment represents a major milestone in protecting our nation and the world from material that could be used in “dirty bombs” by terrorists.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-radioactive-material-recovered.phpMon, 22 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.22-radioactive-material-recovered.phpLos Alamos names new Laboratory Fellows for 2014The honorees this year are Christopher L. Fryer, Herbert O. Funsten, John C. Gordon, Jaqueline L. Kiplinger and David S. Moore.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.15-new-lab-fellows.phpMon, 15 Dec 2014 07:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.15-new-lab-fellows.phpLos Alamos physicist Hockaday honored for national security contributionsHockaday earned a 2014 fellowship from the AAAS and also a Distinguished Alumni Award from the NMSU Alumni Association.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.09-hockaday-honored-for-national-security.phpTue, 9 Dec 2014 11:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.09-hockaday-honored-for-national-security.phpNNSA honors Los Alamos in 2014 Sustainability AwardsLos Alamos is among the winners, with honorees in both the Best in Class and Environmental Stewardship categories.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.02-sustainability-awards.phpWed, 3 Dec 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.02-sustainability-awards.phpSoftware speeds detection of diseases and cancer-treatment targetsThe Lab has released an updated version of software that is now capable of identifying DNA from viruses and all parts of the Tree of Life.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.01-software-speeds-detection-of-diseases.phpMon, 1 Dec 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/December/12.01-software-speeds-detection-of-diseases.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory employees pledge $2.17 million in 2015 giving campaign The amount pledged is a record for a giving campaign by Los Alamos employees. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.25-employee-giving-campaign.phpTue, 25 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.25-employee-giving-campaign.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia Labs, other major employers commit to STEM education in New MexicoLos Alamos, Sandia and several partners are hosting a discussion on “STEM Education in New Mexico” on Nov. 22.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.20-stem-education-in-new mexico.phpThu, 20 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.20-stem-education-in-new mexico.phpUsing Wikipedia to forecast diseasesScientists can now monitor and forecast diseases around the globe more effectively by analyzing views of Wikipedia articles.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.13-using-wikipedia-to-forecast-diseases.phpThu, 13 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.13-using-wikipedia-to-forecast-diseases.php100 supercomputers later, Los Alamos high-performance computing still supports national security missionLos Alamos National Laboratory has deployed 100 supercomputers in the last 60 years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.12-100-computers-later.phpWed, 12 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.12-100-computers-later.phpUnusual light in dark space revealed by Los Alamos, NASABy looking at the dark spaces between visible galaxies and stars the NASA/JPL CIBER sounding rocket experiment has produced data that could redefine what constitutes a galaxy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.07-unusual-light-in-dark-space-revealed.phpFri, 7 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.07-unusual-light-in-dark-space-revealed.phpEarthquake triggering discussed in three Frontiers in Science lecturesEarthquakes and their possible causes is the topic of the next series of Frontiers in Science lectures by Paul Johnson. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.06-johnson-frontiers-in-science.phpThu, 6 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.06-johnson-frontiers-in-science.phpExplosives performance key to stockpile stewardshipA new video shows how researchers use scientific guns to induce shock waves into explosive materials to study their performance and properties. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.03-key-to-stockpile-stewardship.phpMon, 3 Nov 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/November/11.03-key-to-stockpile-stewardship.phpVenture Acceleration Fund wins entrepreneurship awardThe Venture Acceleration Fund received the 2014 entrepreneurship award from the International Economic Development Council. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.23-vaf-wins-award.phpThu, 23 Oct 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.23-vaf-wins-award.phpNovel rocket design flight testedScientists recently flight tested a new rocket design that includes a high-energy fuel and a motor design that also delivers a high degree of safety.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.23-rocket-design-flight-tested.phpThu, 23 Oct 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.23-rocket-design-flight-tested.phpFour Corners methane hotspot points to coal-related sourcesMethane is very efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere and, like carbon dioxide, it contributes to global warming. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.13-methane-hotspot.phpTue, 14 Oct 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.13-methane-hotspot.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory receives Star Status recognition for safety excellence from Department of EnergyLos Alamos becomes the largest site in the DOE complex to receive VPP Star Status.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.08-star-status-recognition.phpWed, 8 Oct 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.08-star-status-recognition.phpTeam advances understanding of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s meltwater channelsAn international research team’s field work is showing that, well, things are more complicated than we thought. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.01-greenlands-ice-sheets.phpWed, 1 Oct 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/October/10.01-greenlands-ice-sheets.phpClimate, Earth system project draws on science powerhousesThe project will focus initially on three climate-change science drivers and corresponding questions to be answered during the project's initial phase.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.25-climate-earth-system-project.phpThu, 25 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.25-climate-earth-system-project.phpLos Alamos researchers uncover new properties in nanocomposite oxide ceramics for reactor fuel, fast-ion conductorsIn a nanocomposite, the size of each of these grains is on the order of nanometers, roughly 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.23-nanocomposite-oxide-ceramics.phpTue, 23 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.23-nanocomposite-oxide-ceramics.phpLANS Board of Governors approves $3 million for education, economic development, charitable giving in Northern New MexicoFunds approved by the LANS Board of Governors are administered through a Community Commitment Plan. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.23-lans-approves-education-charitable-giving.phpTue, 23 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.23-lans-approves-education-charitable-giving.phpCollaboration drives achievement in protein structure researchBy tracking down how bacterial defense systems work, the scientists can potentially fight infectious diseases and genetic disorders. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.15-protein-structure-research.phpMon, 15 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.15-protein-structure-research.phpLos Alamos achieves 20-year low on radioactive air emissionsThe Lab measures air emissions through a comprehensive system of 40 air monitoring stations located at the Laboratory and in neighboring communities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.11-low-radioactive-air-emissions.phpThu, 11 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.11-low-radioactive-air-emissions.phpNew exhibit highlights the archaeology, wildlife and climate of Los AlamosThe Bradbury Science Museum unveils a new interactive exhibit "Environmental Research and Monitoring" on Sept. 17.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.11-bsm-environment-exhibit.phpThu, 11 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.11-bsm-environment-exhibit.phpLos Alamos conducts important hydrodynamic experiment in NevadaHydrodynamic experiments such as Leda involve non-nuclear surrogate materials that mimic many of the properties of nuclear materials.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.08-nevada-hydrodynamic-experiment.phpMon, 8 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09.08-nevada-hydrodynamic-experiment.phpSecure computing for the ‘Everyman'If implemented on a wide scale, quantum key distribution technology could ensure truly secure commerce, banking, communications and data transfer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09-02-secure-computing.phpTue, 2 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/September/09-02-secure-computing.phpBreakthrough antibacterial approach could resolve serious skin infectionsLike a protective tent over a colony of harmful bacteria, biofilms make the treatment of skin infections especially difficult. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.25-skin-biofilms.phpTue, 26 Aug 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.25-skin-biofilms.phpLos Alamos scientist wins American Chemical Society awardJaqueline L. Kiplinger has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.11-kiplinger-wins-acs-award.phpMon, 11 Aug 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.11-kiplinger-wins-acs-award.phpLos Alamos scientists selected as American Chemical Society FellowsRebecca Chamberlin and Donivan Porterfield have been selected as a 2014 Fellows of the American Chemical Society.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.07-acs-fellows.phpThu, 7 Aug 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.07-acs-fellows.phpScientists uncover combustion mechanism to better predict warming by wildfiresScientists have uncovered key attributes of so-called “brown carbon” from wildfires.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.04-warming-by-wildfires.phpMon, 4 Aug 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.04-warming-by-wildfires.phpLos Alamos probes mysteries of uranium dioxide’s thermal conductivityNew research is showing that the thermal conductivity of cubic uranium dioxide is strongly affected by interactions between phonons carrying heat and magnetic spins. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.04-uranium-dioxide.phpMon, 4 Aug 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/August/08.04-uranium-dioxide.phpLos Alamos laser selected for 2020 Mars missionSuperCam builds upon the successful capabilities demonstrated aboard the Curiosity Rover during NASA’s current Mars Mission.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.31-supercam-laser.phpThu, 31 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.31-supercam-laser.phpAcoustics topic of upcoming Frontiers in Science seriesDipen Sinha will discuss acoustics and its applications, including how it is possible to use sound to solve problems in health, national security and for industry.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.24-sinha-frontiers-in-science.phpThu, 24 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.24-sinha-frontiers-in-science.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 18th annual Hazmat ChallengeFourteen hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma will test their skills at the 18th annual Hazmat Challenge July 29 through Aug. 1.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.24-hazmat-challenge-18th-annual.phpWed, 23 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.24-hazmat-challenge-18th-annual.phpShow your passion for innovation with a creative talkOrganizers of Los Alamos ScienceFest are seeking innovative presentations from passionate people with a love of innovation.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.22-techrev-day.phpTue, 22 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.22-techrev-day.phpThree Los Alamos scientists named ‘Most Influential Scientific Minds’Allison Aiken, Bette Korber and Alan Perelson have been named to Thomson Reuters list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.22-most-influential-scientific-minds.phpTue, 22 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.22-most-influential-scientific-minds.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory launches new student appStudents can use to learn about employment opportunities, science research, education programs and more.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.15-new-student-app.phpTue, 15 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.15-new-student-app.phpLos Alamos devices capture ‘Oscars of Invention’ awardsSafire oil-well measurement and AWS laser-based spectrometer for materials inspection capture R&D Magazine’s “R&D 100s”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.11-r-and-d-winners.phpThu, 3 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.11-r-and-d-winners.phpRibosome research in atomic detail offers potential insights into cancer, anemia, Alzheimer’sA groundbreaking study of the human ribosome is revealing that the tiny molecular machine is more versatile than previously understood. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.03-ribosome-research.phpThu, 3 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.03-ribosome-research.phpRecord $327,000 pledged by Los Alamos National Laboratory employees in 2014 LAESF scholarship driveMore employees donated to the fund this year than in past years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.01-laesf-scholarship-drive.phpTue, 1 Jul 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/July/07.01-laesf-scholarship-drive.phpScientists ignite aluminum water mixDon't worry, that beer can you’re holding is not going to spontaneously burst into flames.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.30-scientists-ignite-alumium-water-mix.phpMon, 30 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.30-scientists-ignite-alumium-water-mix.phpTen local businesses to receive Venture Acceleration Fund awardsLANS and its partners recently awarded more than $400,000 to local businesses to help them grow and develop in Northern New Mexico.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.26-vaf-awards.phpThu, 26 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.26-vaf-awards.phpProbing Fukushima with cosmic rays should speed cleanupThe initiative could reduce the time required to clean up the disabled complex by at least a decade and greatly reduce radiation exposure to personnel working at the plant.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.18-probing-fukushima-with-cosmic-rays.phpWed, 18 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.18-probing-fukushima-with-cosmic-rays.phpHazardous devices teams showcase skills at Robot Rodeo June 24-27Bomb squads compete in timed scenarios at Los Alamos National Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.19.hazardous-devices-teams-showcase-skills-robot-rodeo .phpWed, 18 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.19.hazardous-devices-teams-showcase-skills-robot-rodeo .phpNew Los Alamos approach may be key to quantum dot solar cells with real gains in efficiencyResearchers have demonstrated an almost four-fold boost of the carrier multiplication yield with nanoengineered quantum dots. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.18-quantum-dot-solar-cells.phpWed, 18 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.18-quantum-dot-solar-cells.phpHigh-performance computer system installed at Los Alamos National LaboratoryNew high-performance computer system, called Wolf, will be used for unclassified research. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.17-wolf-computer-system.phpTue, 17 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.17-wolf-computer-system.phpTaking pictures with protonsA new facility for using protons to take microscopic images has been commissioned at the ring accelerator of the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH in Germany.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.17-pictures-with-protons.phpTue, 17 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.17-pictures-with-protons.phpLive webcast on groundbreaking results of Algal Biofuels Consortium, June 11Jose A. Olivares will present an overview of the technologies and processes that are needed to widely produce algae-based liquid transportation fuels.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.10-algal-biofuels-webcast.phpTue, 10 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.10-algal-biofuels-webcast.phpAward-winning film director to discuss technical photography during atmospheric testing yearsPeter Kuran will discuss Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc.’s role in filming the technical photography during the atmospheric testing years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.05-kuran-atmospheric-testing-photography-talk.phpThu, 5 Jun 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/June/06.05-kuran-atmospheric-testing-photography-talk.phpDesert scientists turn to rainforest for climate answersWork in Brazil’s Amazon Basin should improve climate prediction.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.30-brazil-climate-prediction.phpFri, 30 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.30-brazil-climate-prediction.phpLaboratory scientist discusses Integrative Biosurveillance at Bio SymposiumLos Alamos National Laboratory research used in National Biosurveillance Strategy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.30-biosurveillance-integration-bio-symposium.phpFri, 30 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.30-biosurveillance-integration-bio-symposium.phpHigh-Performance Computing at Los Alamos announces milestone for key/value middlewareBillion inserts-per-second data milestone reached for supercomputing tool.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.26-high-performance-computing-milestone.phpMon, 26 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.26-high-performance-computing-milestone.phpPlanetary scientist to discuss Curiosity rover’s visit to MarsAgnes Cousin-Pilleri will discuss the trailblazing discoveries made by the ChemCam instrument on the Curiosity rover on Mars on May 28.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.23-curiosity-rover-talk.phpFri, 23 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.23-curiosity-rover-talk.phpPower plant emissions verified remotely at Four Corners sitesThe study is the first to show that space-based techniques can successfully verify international regulations on fossil energy emissions. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.19-power-plant-emissions-verified-remotely.phpMon, 19 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.19-power-plant-emissions-verified-remotely.phpMedia invited to join students in crystallography experimentThe student outreach effort is part of the events commemorating 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.16-media-invited-to-student-crystallography-experiment.phpFri, 16 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/05.16-media-invited-to-student-crystallography-experiment.phpLaboratory researcher Joel Rowland to receive DOE Early Career AwardRowland’s research was recognized by DOE for incorporating hydrological controls on carbon cycling in flood plain ecosystems into Earth System Models.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/04.22-rowland-to-receive-doe-early-career-award.phpThu, 8 May 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/May/04.22-rowland-to-receive-doe-early-career-award.phpLa Cueva High School team takes top award in 24th New Mexico Supercomputing ChallengeEli Echt-Wilson and Albert Zuo from La Cueva High in Albuquerque won the top award at the 24th New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.22-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpTue, 22 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.22-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpIconic author Edward Abbey focus of Earth Day lecture April 22Jack Loeffler, a bioregional aural historian, will talk about the author and environmental advocate at the Bradbury Science Museum.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.17-abbey-earth-day-lecture.phpThu, 17 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.17-abbey-earth-day-lecture.phpStudents descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 21-22 for Supercomputing Challenge Expo and Awards CeremonyAbout 70 teams from elementary, middle and high school are expected at the event. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpWed, 16 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpLos Alamos physicist honored with E.O. Lawrence AwardJohn Sarrao is being honored by the U.S. Department of Energy with the 2013 Ernest O. Lawrence Award in Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.16-eo-lawrence-award.phpWed, 16 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.16-eo-lawrence-award.phpSanta Fe Business Incubator nets big boost from Los Alamos LabLANL is providing funding to the Santa Fe Business Incubator BioScience Laboratory for the purchase of a commercial flow cytometer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.15-santa-fe-business-incubator.phpTue, 15 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.15-santa-fe-business-incubator.phpShiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cellsThe project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.14-shiny-quantum-dots.phpMon, 14 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.14-shiny-quantum-dots.phpWorld’s largest single crystal of gold verified at Los AlamosThe SCD instrument is used to determine the periodic atomic arrangement or crystal structure of single crystals, both natural and synthetic.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.07-single-crystal-of-gold-verified.phpMon, 7 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.07-single-crystal-of-gold-verified.phpNuclear Arms Control R&D Consortium includes Los AlamosA consortium led by the University of Michigan that includes LANL as a partner has been awarded a $25 million grant by the NNSA.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.07-nuclear-arms-control-consortium.phpMon, 7 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.07-nuclear-arms-control-consortium.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory resumes transuranic waste shipmentsThe waste was received at Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas, where it will be temporarily staged until it can be shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.02-lanl-resumes-waste-shipments.phpWed, 2 Apr 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/April/04.02-lanl-resumes-waste-shipments.phpForests and climate change focus of Frontiers in Science lectures LANL researcher Nate McDowell will discuss climate change and its effects on forest systems.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.31-mcdowell-frontiers-in-science.phpMon, 31 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.31-mcdowell-frontiers-in-science.phpSeventy-three New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarshipsRaymond Fasano of Bernalillo High School is the recipient of the 2014 Platinum Scholarship.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.31-employees-scholarship-fund-winners.phpMon, 31 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.31-employees-scholarship-fund-winners.phpFlipping the switch on magnetism in strontium titanateResearchers have found a way to magnetize this material using light, an effect that persists for hours at a time.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.27-flipping-the-switch-on-magnetism .phpThu, 27 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.27-flipping-the-switch-on-magnetism .phpTen New Mexico small businesses recognized at Innovation Celebration April 3Small businesses participating in projects using the technical expertise and assistance of Los Alamos and Sandia are being recognized.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.26-businesses-recognized-at-innovation-celebration.phpWed, 26 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.26-businesses-recognized-at-innovation-celebration.phpATHENA desktop human “body” could reduce need for animal drug testsATHENA project team is developing four human organ constructs that are based on a significantly miniaturized platform. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.26-athena-desktop-human.phpWed, 26 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.26-athena-desktop-human.phpDetecting bioterrorism: Is chemistry enough?In an online webinar, Kristin Omberg will offer discussion on the possibilities and problems of bioaerosol detection systems and the chemistry of keeping the population safe. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.12-detecting-bioterrorism.phpWed, 12 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.12-detecting-bioterrorism.phpEmerging threats to global security focus of March 12 talk at Bradbury Science MuseumTerry Wallace will focus on how the Lab will address these issues and help the government respond.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.06-global-security-talk.phpThu, 6 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.06-global-security-talk.php‘Fore!' heads up, wide use of more flexible metallic glass coming your way Scientists are working toward even stronger and more elastic glass types which would fail in a ductile fashion instead of shattering.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.03-flexible-metallic-glass.phpMon, 3 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/March/03.03-flexible-metallic-glass.phpBiosurveillance panel to address essential science for public healthA team of national experts across varied disciplines will be gathering Feb. 17 in Chicago, prepared to explore the most critical aspects of international disease awareness.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.17-biosurveillance-panel.phpMon, 17 Feb 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.17-biosurveillance-panel.phpHIV genetic research to be discussed at Bradbury Science Museum lecture Feb. 12Tanmoy Bhattacharya will talk about the Lab’s research in HIV genetics and how the deluge of new data is going to impact its future. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.07-hiv-genetic-research-lecture.phpFri, 7 Feb 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.07-hiv-genetic-research-lecture.phpSix regional businesses receive Native American Venture Acceleration Fund grantsThe grants are designed to help the recipients create jobs, increase their revenue base and help diversify the area economy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.04-venture-acceleration-fund-grants.phpTue, 4 Feb 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.04-venture-acceleration-fund-grants.phpChevron, GE form Technology AllianceThe Chevron GE Technology Alliance will develop and commercialize valuable technologies to solve critical needs for the oil and gas industry. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.03-chevron-ge-tech-alliance.phpMon, 3 Feb 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/February/02.03-chevron-ge-tech-alliance.phpMaintaining nuclear stability in times of transition focus of talk at Bradbury Science MuseumHouston “Terry” Hawkins talks about the role that the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile plays in maintaining the nation’s defense — and that of our allies.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/January/01.09-hawkins-bsm-talk.phpThu, 9 Jan 2014 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2014/January/01.09-hawkins-bsm-talk.phpDateline Los Alamos: Top Science News for 2013HIV vaccine, Mars water, climate change, birth of a black hole, thwarting terrorists among topics of interest
Los Alamos outstanding science and technology achievements for 2013http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.24-top-science.phpTue, 24 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.24-top-science.phpNearly $2 million pledged during Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 2014 employee giving campaignLab employee contributions will fund a wide range of programs offered by eligible nonprofit organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.17-employee-giving-campaign.phpTue, 17 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.17-employee-giving-campaign.phpLaboratory’s role in stockpile stewardship focus of 70th anniversary lectureThe talk will highlight some of the experimental, engineering and computational tools used to monitor nuclear weapons.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.12-70th-anniversary-lecture.phpThu, 12 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.12-70th-anniversary-lecture.phpNontoxic quantum dot research improves solar cells Solar cells made with low-cost, nontoxic copper-based quantum dots can achieve unprecedented longevity and efficiency, according to a study by LANL and Sharp Corporation. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.10-nontoxic-quantum-dots-improves-solar-cells.phpTue, 10 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.10-nontoxic-quantum-dots-improves-solar-cells.phpLos Alamos names four to Laboratory Fellows listNew Fellows are Mark Chadwick, Cheryl Kuske, Geoff Reeves and Frank Pabian. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.10-lab-fellows.phpTue, 10 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.10-lab-fellows.phpBradbury Science Museum celebrates its 50th anniversaryThe museum was originally founded in 1954 by Robert Krohn, but was a classified museum when it first opened. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.09-museums-50th-anniversary.phpMon, 9 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.09-museums-50th-anniversary.phpNeutron stars’ X-ray superbursts mystify, inspire Los Alamos scientistsMassive X-ray superbursts near the surface of neutron stars are providing a unique window into the operation of fundamental forces of nature under extreme conditions. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.06-neutron-stars-xray-mystify.phpFri, 6 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.06-neutron-stars-xray-mystify.phpMary Hockaday, Cheryl Cabbil named new associate directorsHockaday is the associate director of the Experimental Physical Sciences Directorate and Cabbil is associate director for Nuclear and High Hazard Operations. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.05-new-associate-directors.phpThu, 5 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.05-new-associate-directors.phpMartian laser surpasses 100,000 zapsChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.05-martian-laser.phpThu, 5 Dec 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/December/12.05-martian-laser.phpEconomic development in Northern New Mexico focus of new podcast from Los Alamos National LaboratoryPodcast part of Lab’s new multi-channel effort to better engage with the communityhttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.26-podcasts-community-programs-economic-development.phpMon, 25 Nov 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.26-podcasts-community-programs-economic-development.phpAdvance in bottle scanning could enhance airport security and benefit passengersLos Alamos scientists have advanced a Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology that may provide a breakthrough for screening liquids at airport security. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.25-magray-screening.phpMon, 25 Nov 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.25-magray-screening.phpBlack hole birth captured by cosmic voyeursThe RAPTOR system is a network of small robotic observatories that scan the skies for optical anomalies such as flashes emanating from a star in its death throes as it collapses and becomes a black hole.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.21-black-hole-birth.phpThu, 21 Nov 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.21-black-hole-birth.phpHIV virus spread and evolution studied through computer modelingThis approach distinguishes between susceptible and infected individuals to capture the full infection history, including contact tracing data for infected individuals. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.19-hiv-virus-spread-and-evolution.phpTue, 19 Nov 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.19-hiv-virus-spread-and-evolution.phpFormer Laboratory scientist discusses his perspective on the Cold War in 70th anniversary talkJohn C. Hopkins will discuss the role of and rationale for nuclear weapons from the Manhattan Project in the 1940s to the last nuclear test in Nevada in 1992. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.07-cold-war-anniversary-talk.phpThu, 7 Nov 2013 07:30:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/November/11.07-cold-war-anniversary-talk.phpMatter, antimatter and surviving the big bang is topic of Lab’s next Frontiers in Science lectureLANL scientist Vincenzo Cirigliano asks the question, How did we survive the big bang? in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.31-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpThu, 31 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.31-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpNew global HIV vaccine design shows promise in monkeysThese vaccines are specifically designed to present the most common forms of parts of the virus that can be recognized by the immune system.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.30-hiv-vaccine-design-shows-promise-in-monkeys.phpWed, 30 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.30-hiv-vaccine-design-shows-promise-in-monkeys.phpTechnologies to characterize natural gas emissions tested in field experimentsA new collaborative science program is pioneering the development of ultra-sensitive methane-sensing technology.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.28-natural-gas-emissions.phpMon, 28 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.28-natural-gas-emissions.phpNanoscale engineering boosts performance of quantum dot light emitting diodesQuantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose emission color can be tuned by simply changing their dimensions. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.25-quantum-dot-light-emitting-diodes.phpFri, 25 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.25-quantum-dot-light-emitting-diodes.phpA golden anniversary for space-based treaty verification Fifty years ago this month, LANL sensor technology lifted off into space to help verify that world Superpowers were abiding by the newly signed Limited Test Ban Treaty.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.22-golden-anniversary-space-based-treaty-verification.phpTue, 22 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.22-golden-anniversary-space-based-treaty-verification.phpTalk explores Laboratory's 50 years of space researchThe talk, titled “Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 50 Years in Space,” will highlight the Laboratory’s significant discoveries and events in the field.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.03-space-research-talk.phpThu, 3 Oct 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/October/10.03-space-research-talk.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory remembers former director Harold AgnewAgnew was the third director of Los Alamos National Laboratory. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.30-lab-remembers-agnew.phpMon, 30 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.30-lab-remembers-agnew.phpWater for future Mars astronauts?Within its first three months on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Rover saw a surprising diversity of soils and sediments along a half-kilometer route that tell a complex story about the gradual desiccation of the Red Planet.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.26-water-for-future-mars-astronauts.phpThu, 26 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.26-water-for-future-mars-astronauts.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory selects three small businesses for environmental workThe companies chosen are Terranear PMC, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. and Portage, Inchttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.23-small-businesses-selected-for-environment-work.phpMon, 23 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.23-small-businesses-selected-for-environment-work.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory describes storm damage to environmental monitoring stations, canyonsStations supporting Santa Fe water utility returned to service http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.20-storm-damage-environmental-monitoring-stations-canyons.phpWed, 18 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.20-storm-damage-environmental-monitoring-stations-canyons.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory board renews plan for education, economic development, charitable givingThe Los Alamos National Security, LLC Board of Governors last week approved a $3.1 million extension to the company’s giving plan in Northern New Mexico.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.18-plan-renewed-for-education-charitable-giving.phpWed, 18 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.18-plan-renewed-for-education-charitable-giving.phpExplosives exhibit opens at the Bradbury Science Museum Sept. 18To highlight the Laboratory’s work in the field of explosives, the museum is opening a new exhibit titled “The Science of Explosives.” http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.12-explosives-exhibit-at-museum.phpThu, 12 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.12-explosives-exhibit-at-museum.phpSurprise Laboratory guest to make cameo appearance in “Arsenic and Old Lace”An as-yet-undisclosed LANL official will “revive” the 69-year-old tradition of playing a corpse on stage this weekend.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.11-suprise-cameo-appearance.phpWed, 11 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.11-suprise-cameo-appearance.phpLos Alamos lab director to link science education, national security in TEDxABQ talkMcMillan will describe the events that led to his career in science and share suggestions on how non-scientists can inspire young people to STEM careers and scientific literacy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.05-tedxabq-talk.phpThu, 5 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.05-tedxabq-talk.phpLaboratory’s role in Cold War nuclear weapons testing program focus of next 70th anniversary lectureLab’s role in the development of nuclear weapons during the Cold War period will be discussed by Byron Ristvet of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.05-cold-war-nuclear-weapons-talk.phpThu, 5 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.05-cold-war-nuclear-weapons-talk.phpDOE secretary stresses energy security during Los Alamos visit U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz said that Los Alamos and all the DOE labs have a major role in addressing two key initiatives of the President.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.03-doe-secretary-visit.phpTue, 3 Sep 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/September/09.03-doe-secretary-visit.phpMagnetic charge crystals imaged in artificial spin icePotential data storage and computational advances could followhttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.28-spin-ice-honeycomb.phpTue, 27 Aug 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.28-spin-ice-honeycomb.phpReliability Technology earns prestigious Los Alamos awardLANL has honored Michael Hamada, Harry Martz and a team of researchers with its first Richard Feynman Prize for Innovation Achievement.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.27-feynman-prize.phpTue, 27 Aug 2013 07:30:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.27-feynman-prize.phpNew gamma-ray observatory begins operations at Sierra Negra volcano in the state of Puebla, MexicoThe High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma Ray Observatory has begun formal operations at its site in Mexico.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.21-new-gamma-ray-observatory.phpWed, 21 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.21-new-gamma-ray-observatory.phpMeltwater effects on flow of Greenland’s ice sheet less severe for sea level rise than earlier feared, scientists sayThe team found that accelerating ice sheet movement from increasing meltwater lubrication is likely to have only a minor role in future sea-level rise.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.19-greenlands-ice-sheet.phpMon, 19 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.19-greenlands-ice-sheet.phpMeltwater effects on flow of Greenland’s ice sheet less severe for sea level rise than earlier feared, scientists sayThe team found that accelerating ice sheet movement from increasing meltwater lubrication is likely to have only a minor role in future sea-level rise.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../community-environment/environmental-stewardship/stories/08.19-greenlands-ice-sheet.phpMon, 19 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../community-environment/environmental-stewardship/stories/08.19-greenlands-ice-sheet.phpLittle Boy weaponeer William “Deak” Parsons, wartime Los Alamos division leader, focus of next 70th anniversary lectureFormer Laboratory historian Roger Meade to present lecture.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.08-parsons-70th-anniversary-lecture.phpThu, 8 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.08-parsons-70th-anniversary-lecture.phpLab’s Frontiers in Science lectures focus on epigeneticsSanbonmatsu will discuss the new science of epigenetics and how it is related to a wide range of biological phenomena.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.07-frontiers-in-science.phpWed, 7 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.07-frontiers-in-science.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory announces Express Licensing programWith the launch of a new “Express Licensing” program, access to innovative technology invented at Los Alamos National Laboratory has gotten easier.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.01-express-licensing-program.phpThu, 1 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/August/08.01-express-licensing-program.phpVan Allen probes pinpoint driver of speeding electronsLos Alamos researchers believe they have solved a lingering mystery about how electrons within Earth’s radiation belt can suddenly become energetic enough to kill orbiting satellites. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.25-van-allen-probes-pinpoint-driver-electrons.phpThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.25-van-allen-probes-pinpoint-driver-electrons.phpTop-secret super-secure vault declassifiedLocated in Los Alamos canyon at Technical Area 41, the Tunnel Vault was built between 1948 and 1949.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.23-top-secret-vault-declassified.phpTue, 23 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.23-top-secret-vault-declassified.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 17th annual Hazmat ChallengeCompetition tests skills of hazardous materials response teams from three states.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.23-los-alamos-national-laboratory-sponsors-17th-annual-hazmat-challenge.phpTue, 23 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.23-los-alamos-national-laboratory-sponsors-17th-annual-hazmat-challenge.phpNanotechnology and algae biofuels exhibits open July 26 at the Bradbury Science MuseumThe Bradbury Science Museum is opening two new exhibits as part of the Laboratory’s 70th Anniversary celebration. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.22-nanotechnology-algae-biofuels-exhibits.phpMon, 22 Jul 2013 08:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.22-nanotechnology-algae-biofuels-exhibits.phpMudundi R. Raju receives Padma Shri awardThe government of India honored Mudundi Raju for his distinguished service in science and engineering, providing cancer radiation treatment to the poor of rural India.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.18-raju-receives-padma-shri-award.phpThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.18-raju-receives-padma-shri-award.phpNew, stricter Pajarito Road access rules to go into effect Aug. 12Laboratory personnel and subcontractors will no longer be able to “vouch” for non-Laboratory personnel such as family members.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.16-pajarito-road-access.phpTue, 16 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.16-pajarito-road-access.phpEnabling time travel for the scholarly webAn international team of information scientists has begun a study to investigate how web links in scientific and other academic articles fail to lead to the resources being referenced.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.16-enabling-time-travel.phpTue, 16 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.16-enabling-time-travel.phpImportance of science education to national security will be Los Alamos director’s topic at TEDxABQDirector Charlie McMillan will be one of 17 speakers at this year’s TEDxABQ, scheduled for Saturday, September 7 at Popejoy Hallhttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.12-TEDx-science-talk-director-Sept-7-2013-popejoy-hall.phpFri, 12 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.12-TEDx-science-talk-director-Sept-7-2013-popejoy-hall.phpAuto industry steel project to boost efficiency, safetyHigher-strength, lighter-weight steels could be coming to a car near you in the near future as part of a U.S. Department of Energy advanced manufacturing initiative.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.11-auto-industry-steel-project.phpThu, 11 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.11-auto-industry-steel-project.phpRising global temperatures accelerate drought-induced forest mortalityMany southwestern forests in the United States will disappear or be heavily altered by 2050, according to a series of joint LANL-UNM studies.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.10-rising-global-temperatures.phpWed, 10 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.10-rising-global-temperatures.phpWildfires may contribute more to global warming than previously predictedThey suggest that fire emissions could contribute a lot more to the observed climate warming than current estimates show.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.09-wildfires-may-contribute-to-global-warming.phpTue, 9 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.09-wildfires-may-contribute-to-global-warming.phpNine local businesses receive $340,000 in Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration FundsAwards were given to four companies in Santa Fe, two in Los Alamos, two in Rio Rancho and one in Moriarty.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.09-businesses-receive-vaf.phpTue, 9 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.09-businesses-receive-vaf.phpX-ray imaging, spacecraft nuclear fission and cosmic ray contraband detection score R&D 100 awardsR&D Magazine announced the winners and three technologies from Los Alamos National Laboratory and its partners are among the honorees.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.08-rd100-winners.phpMon, 8 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.08-rd100-winners.phpLos Alamos exceeds waste shipping goalLos Alamos shipped 1,074 cubic meters of transuranic (TRU) and mixed low-level waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and other approved waste disposal facilities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.08-goal-shipping-waste-exceeded.phpMon, 8 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.08-goal-shipping-waste-exceeded.phpTruman’s decision to drop the bomb to be discussed at 70th anniversary lecture July 10Noel Pugach will discuss Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities and explain how and why he made ithttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.03-Truman-decision-drop-bomb-70th-anniversary-lecture-July-10.phpWed, 3 Jul 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/July/07.03-Truman-decision-drop-bomb-70th-anniversary-lecture-July-10.phpLos Alamos/Tribogenics create highly portable imaging systemA unique, lightweight, compact, low-cost X-ray system that uses the MiniMAX camera to provide real-time inspection of sealed containers and facilities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.26-portable-imaging-system.phpWed, 26 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.26-portable-imaging-system.phpLess is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.19-cellulose-structure-requires-fewer-enzymes.phpWed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.19-cellulose-structure-requires-fewer-enzymes.phpMore than 240 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLCOrganizations will receive more than $180,000 from Los Alamos National Security.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.10-nonprofit-organizations-to-receive-monetary-donations.phpMon, 10 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.10-nonprofit-organizations-to-receive-monetary-donations.phpNew phase of matter discovered In superconducting materialTiny crystals, probed with a device called a resonant ultrasound spectrometer, are helping solve the long-time mystery of “pseudogap behavior” in copper oxide superconductors. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-superconductivity-material.phpThu, 6 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-superconductivity-material.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory Safety Cinema website earns international recognitionWebsite won the 2013 Communicator Award from the International Academy of Visual Arts and also won the International Summit Creative Award.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-safety-cinema-website.phpThu, 6 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-safety-cinema-website.phpDifferences, similarities of early Los Alamos, Soviet scientists focus of 70th anniversary lecture Professor Istvan Hargittai talk is at 5:30 p.m., June 12 at the Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-bsm-lecture.phpThu, 6 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.06-bsm-lecture.php Los Alamos National Laboratory launches 70th anniversary app for iPhone, iPadsThe free application is available from the Apple Store (search for Los Alamos National Lab).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-70th-anniversary-app.phpWed, 5 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-70th-anniversary-app.phpMetamaterial flexible sheets could transform opticsAdvances would boost security screening systems, infrared thermal cameras, energy harvesting, and radar systemshttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.05-metamaterial-flexible-sheets-transform-optics.phpWed, 5 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.05-metamaterial-flexible-sheets-transform-optics.phpUsing laser-driven neutrons to stop nuclear smugglersResearchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that laser-generated neutrons can be enlisted as a useful tool in the War on Terror.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-laser-driven-neutrons.phpTue, 4 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-laser-driven-neutrons.phpLos Alamos catalyst could jumpstart e-cars, green energyThe new material has the highest oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity in alkaline media of any non-precious metal catalyst developed to date. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-catalyst-could-jumpstart-ecars.phpTue, 4 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/June/06.04-catalyst-could-jumpstart-ecars.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory begins pumping tests on chromium plumeThe chromium originated from cooling towers at a Laboratory power plant and was released from 1956 to 1972. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.22-pump-tests-on-chromium-plume.phpWed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.22-pump-tests-on-chromium-plume.phpBradbury Science Museum partnering in national Blue Star Museums programBlue Star Museums program to host active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, through Labor Day, Sept. 2.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.22-blue-star-museums-program.phpWed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.22-blue-star-museums-program.phpLos Alamos director echoes cyber concernsDirector Charlie McMillan told a gathering of energy executives that securing the electrical grid is a major concern now and it’s only becoming more serious. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.21-director-echoes-cyber-concerns.phpTue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.21-director-echoes-cyber-concerns.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory selects three small businesses for environmental workThe companies chosen are Terranear PMC, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., and Adelante Consulting, Inc.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.14-three-small-businesses-for-environmental-work.phpTue, 14 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.14-three-small-businesses-for-environmental-work.phpDomestic production of medical isotope Mo-99 moves a step closerIrradiated uranium fuel has been recycled and reused for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production, with virtually no losses in Mo-99 yields or uranium recovery. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.13-domestic-production-of-medical-isotope-mo99.phpMon, 13 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.13-domestic-production-of-medical-isotope-mo99.phpNeutron reactions and climate uncertainties earn Los Alamos scientists DOE Early Career awardsMarian Jandel and Nathan Urban are among the 61 national recipients of the Energy Department’s Early Career Research Program awards for 2013.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.10-doe-early-career-awards.phpFri, 10 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.10-doe-early-career-awards.phpEarly social history of Los Alamos focus of 70th anniversary lecture at Bradbury Science MuseumThe early social history of Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project beginnings will be discussed at a talk by Jon Hunner.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.02-early-social-history-lecture.phpThu, 2 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.02-early-social-history-lecture.phpExploring Mars with Curiosity subject of next Los Alamos National Laboratory Frontiers in science lectures Roger Wiens talks about the NASA Mars Curiosity rover.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.01-frontiers-in-science.phpWed, 1 May 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/May/05.01-frontiers-in-science.phpLos Alamos improves biomass-to-fuel processLos Alamos scientists published an article in the scientific journal Nature Chemistry that could offer a big step on the path to renewable energy. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.30-biomass-to-fuel-process.phpTue, 30 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.30-biomass-to-fuel-process.phpSeventy-three New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarshipsKevin Gao, Micaela Lucero and Danielle Harrier share this year’s gold scholarship.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.24-laesf-scholarships.phpWed, 24 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.24-laesf-scholarships.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory employees receive Pollution Prevention awardsNearly 400 employees on 47 teams received Pollution Prevention awards for protecting the environment and saving taxpayers more than $8 million. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.23-pollution-prevention-awards.phpTue, 23 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.23-pollution-prevention-awards.phpLa Cueva High School team takes top award in 23rd New Mexico Supercomputing ChallengeThe team, Ari Echt-Wilson, Eli Echt-Wilson, and Justin Sanchez also won the CHECS Teamwork and Cray High Performance Computing awards.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.23-la-cueva-wins-supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 23 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.23-la-cueva-wins-supercomputing-challenge.phpAdvancing the art of tuberculosis detectionNew approach to finding a TB biomarker could provide earlier diagnosis.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.19-advancing-the-art-of-tuberculosis-detection.phpFri, 19 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.19-advancing-the-art-of-tuberculosis-detection.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory’s Quality and Performance Assurance Division receives Piñon Recognition from Quality New MexicoThe Lab and its support service contractors have received 31 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions since 1997. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.17-quality-new-mexico.phpWed, 17 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.17-quality-new-mexico.phpStudents descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 21-23 for Supercomputing Challenge expo and awards ceremonyMore than 60 teams of students are expected at the event.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpNYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress announces partnerships with four national laboratoriesThe four labs are Brookhaven, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos and Sandia.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.05-nyu-partnership.phpFri, 5 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.05-nyu-partnership.phpA picture of leadership: portrait helps commemorate Los Alamos anniversary The family of Gen. Leslie Groves donated his official military portrait to the Los Alamos Historical Society. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.05-leslie-groves-portrait.phpFri, 5 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.05-leslie-groves-portrait.phpAntibody evolution could guide HIV vaccine developmentThe antibody studied is called a broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibody, and details of its generation could provide a blueprint for effective vaccination.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.04-antibody-evolution.phpThu, 4 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.04-antibody-evolution.phpLos Alamos, Sandia National labs recognize New Mexico small businesses for innovationThe program was created in 2000 to bring national laboratory technology and expertise to small businesses in New Mexico. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.03-nm-small-businesses.phpWed, 3 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/04.03-nm-small-businesses.phpGrandson of Enola Gay pilot gives 70th anniversary lectureCol. Paul Tibbets IV, grandson of Enola Gay pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr., talks about his grandfather and his experiences as a U.S. Air Force pilot flying B-1 and B-2 bombers.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/03.29-enola-gay-pilot.phpWed, 3 Apr 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/April/03.29-enola-gay-pilot.phpResearch deciphers HIV attack planThese findings will help inform vaccine design and interpretation of vaccine trials, and provide new insights into the basic biology of viral/host dynamics of infection.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.29-hiv-attack-plan.phpFri, 29 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.29-hiv-attack-plan.phpEnd of the road for RoadrunnerRoadrunner, the first supercomputer to break the once-elusive petaflop barrier—one million billion calculations per second—will be decommissioned on Sunday, March 31.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.29-end-of-roadrunner.phpFri, 29 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.29-end-of-roadrunner.phpScott Runnels of Computational Physics to teach at West PointRunnels has been selected for a two-year faculty post in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at West Point.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.19-runnels-to-teach-at-west-point.phpTue, 19 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.19-runnels-to-teach-at-west-point.phpLos Alamos science sleuth on the trail of a martian mysteryWhen it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for LANL postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.19-martian-mystery.phpTue, 19 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.19-martian-mystery.phpTiny subject, big fun with NanoDays at Bradbury Science MuseumNanoDays is a national campaign, engaging people of all ages in learning about the emerging field of nanoscale science and engineering. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.18-nanodays-at-bsm.phpMon, 18 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.18-nanodays-at-bsm.phpNew culturing tool reveals a full genome from single cellsA new technique for genetic analysis, “gel microdroplets,” helps scientists generate complete genomes from a single cell.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.15-new-culturing-tool.phpFri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.15-new-culturing-tool.phpChemCam data abundant at Planetary ConferenceMembers of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team will present more than two dozen posters and talks during the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.15-chemcam-data-at-planetary-conference.phpFri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.15-chemcam-data-at-planetary-conference.phpDocumenting stone age cleverness by tool developmentAncient stone tools show the pace of remarkable technological enhancements over time.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.07-stone-age-cleverness-by-tool-development.phpThu, 7 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.07-stone-age-cleverness-by-tool-development.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory opens new waste repackaging facilityThe Laboratory has brought a third waste repackaging facility online to increase its capability to process nuclear waste for permanent disposal.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.07-lanl-opens-waste-repackaging-facility.phpThu, 7 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.07-lanl-opens-waste-repackaging-facility.phpSandia National Laboratories beginnings focus of Los Alamos’ 70th anniversary lectureSandia National Laboratories historian Rebecca Ullrich discusses Sandia’s transition from a Los Alamos division to an independent organization.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.06-70th-anniversary-ullrich-talk.phpWed, 6 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.06-70th-anniversary-ullrich-talk.phpLos Alamos taps Sarrao for science leadership postJohn Sarrao named as the new Associate Director for Theory, Simulation, and Computation (ADTSC). http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.05-sarrao-new-adtsc.phpTue, 5 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.05-sarrao-new-adtsc.phpMysterious electron stash found hidden among Van Allen beltsThe belts are a pair of donut shaped zones of charged particles that surround Earth and occupy the inner region of our planet’s Magnetosphere. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.01-van-allen-belts.phpFri, 1 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.01-van-allen-belts.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory announces strategy for long-term environmental sustainabilityProvides a blueprint for protecting the environment while accomplishing the Lab’s national security missions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.01-strategy-for-long-term-environmental-sustainability.phpFri, 1 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/March/03.01-strategy-for-long-term-environmental-sustainability.phpNature climate change features Los Alamos forest researchThe print issue features as its cover story the tree-stress research of LANL scientist A. Park Williams and partners from the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Arizona and several other organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.27-nature-climate-change.phpWed, 27 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.27-nature-climate-change.phpNative American Venture Acceleration Fund provides boost to six regional businessesThe grants are designed to help the recipients create jobs, increase their revenue base and help diversify the area economy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.27-venture-acceleration-fund.phpTue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.27-venture-acceleration-fund.phpComputer modeling reveals how surprisingly potent hepatitis C drug worksA study reveals how daclatasvir targets one of its proteins and causes the fastest viral decline ever seen with anti-HCV drugs – within 12 hours of treatment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.19-hepatitis-computer-modeling.phpTue, 19 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.19-hepatitis-computer-modeling.phpQuantum cryptography put to work for electric grid securityLANL's quantum cryptography team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.13-quantum-cryptography.phpThu, 14 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.13-quantum-cryptography.php‘Slow light’ advance could speed optical computing, telecommunicationsResearchers have made the first demonstration of rapidly switching on and off “slow light” in specially designed materials at room temperature. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.12-slow-light.phpTue, 12 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.12-slow-light.phpNew process speeds conversion of biomass to fuelsScientists made a major step forward recently towards transforming biomass-derived molecules into fuels. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.07-biomass-to-fuels.phpThu, 7 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.07-biomass-to-fuels.phpFunding available for New Mexico businessesThe Venture Acceleration Fund of Los Alamos National Security, LLC is accepting applications for the 2013 calendar year. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.06-funding-for-nm-businesses.phpWed, 6 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.06-funding-for-nm-businesses.phpWorld War II role of Oak Ridge National Lab featured in second 70th anniversary lectureTalk by Ray Smith about that laboratory’s role during World War II and the shared national security mission with Los Alamos that continues today.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.02-world-war-lecture.phpMon, 4 Feb 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/February/02.02-world-war-lecture.phpChemCam follows the ‘Yellowknife Road’ to Martian wet areaResearchers have tracked a trail of minerals that point to the prior presence of water at the Curiosity rover site on Mars.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/January/01.15-chemcam-follows-yellowknife-road.phpTue, 15 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/January/01.15-chemcam-follows-yellowknife-road.phpHomesteading on the Pajarito Plateau topic of inaugural lecture at Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe lecture is based on a book by local writers Dorothy Hoard, Judy Machen and Ellen McGehee about the area’s settlement between 1887 and 1942.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/January/12.21-homesteading-on-the-pajarito-plateau.phpFri, 4 Jan 2013 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2013/January/12.21-homesteading-on-the-pajarito-plateau.phpScientists to surveil Santa’s sleigh Christmas EveLos Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken this year by Santa Claus and his eight tiny reindeer during the Jolly Elf’s annual mission to spread joy to all the children of the world.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.21-santa-tracking.phpFri, 21 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.21-santa-tracking.phpNNSA orders security enhancementsBecause of this government order, until further notice all vehicles entering government property will be required to stop at the East and West Jemez Road "Vehicle Access Portals" (VAPs) for a vehicle check.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.21-nnsa-orders-security-enhancements.phpFri, 21 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.21-nnsa-orders-security-enhancements.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory top science news of 2012Top science stories for the year traveled from the canyons of Mars to the high desert forests of New Mexico, from cosmic particles to the structure of proteins and enzymes.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.19-best-of-2012.phpThu, 20 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.19-best-of-2012.phpAmerican Physical Society awards fellowships to Los Alamos scientistsTen scientists are being inducted into the ranks of fellowship in the American Physical Society.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.18-aps-fellows.phpTue, 18 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.18-aps-fellows.phpRecord $3.1 million pledged during Los Alamos National Laboratory’s 2013 employee giving campaignLaboratory employee contributions will fund a wide range of programs offered by eligible nonprofit organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.17-employee-giving-campaign.phpMon, 17 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.17-employee-giving-campaign.phpNew Mexico small businesses helped by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientistsHarshini Mukundan and Mark E. Smith received Principal Investigator Excellence Awards from the New Mexico Small Business Assistance program.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.11-small-business-assistance.phpTue, 11 Dec 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/December/12.11-small-business-assistance.phpResearchers test novel power system for space travelThe research team recently demonstrated the first use of a heat pipe to cool a small nuclear reactor and power a Stirling engine.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.26-space-travel.phpMon, 26 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.26-space-travel.phpCobalt discovery replaces precious metals as industrial catalystCobalt holds promise as an industrial catalyst with potential applications in such energy-related technologies such as production of biofuels and reduction of carbon dioxide. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.26-hanson-catalysis.phpMon, 26 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.26-hanson-catalysis.phpLos Alamos research and leadership prizes awardedCommendations for exemplary scientific research and leadership have been bestowed upon Fernando Garzon, Cristian Batista and Irene Beyerlein, by the Laboratory Fellows organization.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.20-research-and-leadership-prizes-awarded.phpTue, 20 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.20-research-and-leadership-prizes-awarded.phpNew companies get boost from Los Alamos National SecurityMustomo, Inc., IX Power, Synfolia and Tape-Ease are the latest recipients of $165,000 in Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) awards. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.19-venture-acceleration-fund.phpMon, 19 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.19-venture-acceleration-fund.phpLos Alamos honors Laboratory FellowsCharles Farrar, Steven Elliott and Mikhail Shashkov are being honored with appointment as Laboratory Fellows for 2012. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.19-lab-fellows.phpMon, 19 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/11.19-lab-fellows.phpLaboratory to demolish excavation enclosures at Material Disposal Area B near DP roadPre-demolition activities are beginning this week and the work should be completed by the end of March 2013. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/10.24-demolish-excavation-enclosures-at-mda-b.phpThu, 1 Nov 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/November/10.24-demolish-excavation-enclosures-at-mda-b.phpHiggs boson and beyond: the quest for new laws of physics discussed at Frontiers in Science lectures The lecture series is intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.24-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpWed, 24 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.24-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpRetired supercomputers enable student researchDecommissioned supercomputers give systems researchers and students a one-of-a-kind, hands-on lab to learn computational science.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-stories-archive/2012/October/retired-supercomputers-student-research.phpSat, 20 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-stories-archive/2012/October/retired-supercomputers-student-research.phpMedia advisory: breakfast and brilliance . . .Media are invited to the annual celebration of Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) projects on October 23.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.17-ldrd-day.phpWed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.17-ldrd-day.phpTiny travelers from deep space could assist in healing Fukushima’s nuclear scarResearchers have devised a method to use cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside the damaged cores of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.17-fukushimas-nuclear-scar.phpWed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.17-fukushimas-nuclear-scar.phpNeutron crystallography aids drug designResearchers have used neutron crystallography for the first time to determine the structure of a clinical drug in complex with its human target enzyme. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.09-neutron-crystallography.phpTue, 9 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.09-neutron-crystallography.phpNorthern New Mexico College Foundation honors LANL’s Richard Marquez with leadership, service awardNorthern New Mexico College Foundation honors LANL’s Richard Marquez.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.05-marquez-award.phpThu, 4 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.05-marquez-award.phpEvolutionary theory, web-search technology combine for DNA analysisSequedex: bioinformatics breakthrough with clinical & environmental applications.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.04-dna-analysis-sequedex.phpThu, 4 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.04-dna-analysis-sequedex.phpLANL shatters records in first year of accelerated shipping effortLANL set a record for transuranic waste shipments from the Lab to permanent disposal facilities.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.03-accelerated-shipping-effort-breaks-records.phpWed, 3 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.03-accelerated-shipping-effort-breaks-records.phpClimate change cripples forestsA team of scientists concluded that in the warmer and drier Southwest of the near future, widespread tree mortality will cause forest and species distributions to change substantially.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.01-climate-change-cripples-forest.phpMon, 1 Oct 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/October/10.01-climate-change-cripples-forest.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory marks 20 years without full-scale nuclear testingThe test, code named “Divider,” was detonated on Sept. 23, 1992 as the last of an eight-test series called “Julin.”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/September/09.26-full-scale-testing.phpWed, 26 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/September/09.26-full-scale-testing.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory names Jeffrey Mousseau Associate Director of Environmental ProgramsMousseau currently works for the Lab’s transuranic waste disposal program. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/September/09.17-mousseau-ad-environmental-programs.phpTue, 18 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/September/09.17-mousseau-ad-environmental-programs.phpLos Alamos provides HOPE for radiation belt storm probesThe HOPE analyzer is one of a suite of instruments that was successfully launched as part of the Radiation Belt Storm Probe mission.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.30-radiation-belt-storm-probe.phpThu, 30 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.30-radiation-belt-storm-probe.phpLos Alamos researcher named as American Chemical Society FellowKristin Omberg named for her contributions to national security as a “technical leader in detecting and mitigating biological threats” and to the ACS community.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.30-omberg-acs-fellow.phpThu, 30 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.30-omberg-acs-fellow.phpLos Alamos physicist honored by American Physical SocietyGeorge Kyrala is among a team honored with the American Physical Society’s 2012 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.29-kyrala-honored-by-aps.phpWed, 29 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.29-kyrala-honored-by-aps.phpEllen O. Tauscher named to Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Boards of GovernorsTauscher has also been appointed as a member of the LANS/LLNS Boards’ Mission Committee.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.27-tauscher-board-of-governors.phpMon, 27 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.27-tauscher-board-of-governors.phpChemCam laser first analyses yield beautiful resultsThe laser instrument has fired nearly 500 shots so far that have produced strong, clear data about the composition of the Martian surface.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.23-chemcam-results.phpThu, 23 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.23-chemcam-results.phpLos Alamos engineer selected to participate in NAE's 2012 “Frontiers of Engineering” symposiumEngineers between 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines attend the 2-1/2 day event. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.22-moody-selected-frontiers-in-engineering-symposium.phpWed, 22 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.22-moody-selected-frontiers-in-engineering-symposium.phpLaser research shows promise for cancer treatmentScientists have observed for the first time how a laser penetrates dense, electron-rich plasma to generate ions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.20-laser-research.phpMon, 20 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.20-laser-research.phpChemCam laser sets its sights on first martian targetThe successful capture of ChemCam’s first 10 photos sets the stage for the first test bursts of the instrument’s rock-zapping laser in the near future.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.20-first-martian-target.phpFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.20-first-martian-target.phpAlan Bishop selected to lead LANL Science, Technology & Engineering directorateBishop has been acting in that role since Aug. 29, 2011.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.17-ste-director.phpFri, 17 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.17-ste-director.phpAmerican Physical Society and Los Alamos National Laboratory jointly announce Eli Ben-Naim as senior editor, physical eeview eBen-Naim has been at Los Alamos since 1996.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.16-physical-review-editor.phpThu, 16 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.16-physical-review-editor.phpDonald J. Kintzer named to the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Boards of GovernorsThe appointments take effect September 1.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.09-donald-kintzer.phpThu, 9 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.09-donald-kintzer.phpHigh-tech tool predicts fire behavior in bark beetle-ravaged forestsA high-tech computer model called HIGRAD/FIRETEC provides insights that are essential for front-line fire fighters. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.09-bark-beetle-ravaged-forests.phpThu, 9 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.09-bark-beetle-ravaged-forests.phpChemCam sends digital ‘thumbs up’Members of the team got a digital thumbs up about the operational readiness of their instrument just hours after the rover landed on Martian soil.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.08-chemcam-sends-thumbsup.phpWed, 8 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.08-chemcam-sends-thumbsup.phpLANL sets waste shipping record for fourth consecutive yearThe Laboratory’s 172nd shipment of TRU waste this year left Los Alamos bound for WIPP on August 2.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-waste-shipping-record.phpMon, 6 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-waste-shipping-record.phpLos Alamos laser instrument arrives on Red Planet’s surfaceThe ChemCam laser characterization instrument was developed at LANL and the French space institute, IRAP.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-red-planets-surface.phpMon, 6 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-red-planets-surface.phpLANL access restrictions liftedVehicle access points on West Jemez Road will be open to non-badge holders.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-access-restrictions-lifted.phpMon, 6 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-access-restrictions-lifted.phpLANL open to badge holders onlyBadges will be physically checked at the Laboratory's vehicle access points. Those without badges will be directed around the Laboratory via New Mexico Route 4.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-access-restrictions.phpMon, 6 Aug 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/August/08.06-access-restrictions.phpBradbury Science Museum gets martian feverThe public is invited to a special opening reception to celebrate LANL technologies aboard the six-wheeled mobile science laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.31-martian-fever.phpTue, 31 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.31-martian-fever.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 16th Hazmat ChallengeFifteen hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma respond to simulated hazardous materials emergencies.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.31-hazmat-challenge.phpTue, 31 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.31-hazmat-challenge.phpLos Alamos researcher honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersAmy J. Clarke, is among the honorees that President Obama named.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.23-clark-early-career-award.phpMon, 23 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.23-clark-early-career-award.phpHIV immunity study could pave way for vaccine developmentTwo scientists are among the team recently funded to explore ways to create the precise immune factors needed for effective vaccines against HIV.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.17-hiv-immunity-study.phpTue, 17 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.17-hiv-immunity-study.phpNew research contract links LANL and robotics firmMiniature robots are about to get an intelligence boost from a new partnership, linking LANL and ReconRobotics, Inc.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.11-reconrobotics-collaboration.phpWed, 11 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.11-reconrobotics-collaboration.phpWorld record neutron beam at Los Alamos National LaboratoryScientists have created the largest neutron beam ever made by a short-pulse laser, breaking a world record.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.10-world-record-neutron-beam-at-lanl.phpTue, 10 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.10-world-record-neutron-beam-at-lanl.phpArtificial molecules that switch "handedness" at light-speedResearchers create the first artificial molecules whose chirality can be rapidly switched from a right-handed to a left-handed orientation with a beam of light.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.10-artificial-molecules.phpTue, 10 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.10-artificial-molecules.phpQuantum cryptography for security challenges to be topic of Frontiers in Science lecturesRichard Hughes discusses the basics of cryptography and quantum physics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.09-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpMon, 9 Jul 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/July/07.09-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpReorganization bolsters nuclear nonproliferation capabilityLANL has strengthened its capability in a key aspect of nuclear nonproliferation by combining two groups within its Global Security organization.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.27-reorg-bolsters-nuclear-nonproliferation.phpWed, 27 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.27-reorg-bolsters-nuclear-nonproliferation.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory celebrates 1000th transuranic waste shipmentLANL has sent record breaking numbers of shipments to WIPP each of the past three years and is on track to further surpass its record in 2012.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.26-1000-transuranic-waste-shipment.phpTue, 26 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.26-1000-transuranic-waste-shipment.phpMore than 230 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLCNonprofit organizations will receive more than $180,000 from LANS, LLC.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.25-nonprofit-organizations-to-receive-monetary-donations.phpMon, 25 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.25-nonprofit-organizations-to-receive-monetary-donations.phpInternational science conferences in Santa FeThe conference are 2012 International Conference on Defects in Insulating Materials and Computer Simulation of Radiation Effects in Solids.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.22-international-science-conference.phpFri, 22 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.22-international-science-conference.phpLos Alamos innovations take three R&D 100 Tech Awards: update, now it's FOURThese awards honor the top 100 proven technological advances of the year, as selected by a group of R&D Magazine’s chosen judges.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.20-rd-awards.phpWed, 20 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.20-rd-awards.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory Venture Acceleration Fund boosts three businessesIntegrative Enzymatics, Vapour Organic Beauty and HydroBio will receive startup funding from the Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.19-vaf-boosts-businesses.phpTue, 19 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.19-vaf-boosts-businesses.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to host Robot RodeoHazardous devices teams from around the Southwest will wrangle their bomb squad robots at the sixth annual Robot Rodeo.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.18-robot-rodeo.phpMon, 18 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.18-robot-rodeo.phpAfter-hours, weekend changes through East Jemez road vehicle access portal begin June 18All vehicles entering the portal must use center lane number 4.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.15-vehicle-access-portal.phpFri, 15 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.15-vehicle-access-portal.phpSteven E. Koonin has been named as an Independent Governor on the LLNS and LANS Boards of GovernorsThe LLCs manage the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.15-koonin-independent-governor.phpFri, 15 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.15-koonin-independent-governor.phpNewest Los Alamos facility receives LEED® Gold certificationThe Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building is first to achieve both the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design status and LEED Gold certification.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.13-facility-receives-leed-gold-certification.phpWed, 13 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.13-facility-receives-leed-gold-certification.phpSmall businesses serving LANL receive DOE awardsEberline Services, HukariAscendent Inc. and ARSEC Environmental LLC received Department of Energy small business awards for fiscal year 2011.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.11-small-businesses-win-awards.phpMon, 11 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.11-small-businesses-win-awards.phpPublic invited to share living with wildfire stories with BSMThe exhibit provides an opportunity for people to share their stories about the Las Conchas fire and other wildfires.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.11-living-with-wildfire-display.phpMon, 11 Jun 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/June/06.11-living-with-wildfire-display.phpNew Mexico Small Business Assistance Program recognized by U.S. Department of CommerceReceives the 2012 Manufacturing Advocate of the Year award from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the U.S. Department of Commerce.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.31-commerce-department-recognizes-nmsba-program.phpThu, 31 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.31-commerce-department-recognizes-nmsba-program.phpFacility will focus on bioenergy, global food securityThe New Mexico Consortium expects to complete the 27,000 square foot laboratory and office facility next spring.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.22-bioenergy-facility.phpTue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.22-bioenergy-facility.phpPlutonium less mysterious with nuclear magnetic resonanceFor more than 50 years, chemists and physicists have been searching for the plutonium-239 magnetic resonance signal.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.21-plutonium-fingerprinted.phpMon, 21 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.21-plutonium-fingerprinted.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum takes part in Blue Star Museums programProgram to host active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 28, through Labor Day, Sept. 3.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.16-museum-takes-part-in-blue-stars-program.phpWed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.16-museum-takes-part-in-blue-stars-program.phpManvendra Dubey selected as Fulbright-Nehru FellowManvendra Dubey has received a J. William Fulbright scholarship to conduct monsoon-related research in India.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.15-dubey-fulbright-nehru-fellow.phpTue, 15 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.15-dubey-fulbright-nehru-fellow.phpSixty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarshipsLos Alamos High School senior Scott Carlsten received the top award.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.01-laesf-scholarship-winners.phpTue, 1 May 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/May/05.01-laesf-scholarship-winners.phpLANL, Sandia National Lab recognize New Mexico small businesses for innovationBusinesses include the Pueblo of Zia; Herbs, Etc.; Musicode Innovations; SAVSU Technologies; and Albuquerque Delicate Dentistry Inc.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.30-los-alamos-sandia-recognize-nm-small-businesses-for-innovation.phpMon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.30-los-alamos-sandia-recognize-nm-small-businesses-for-innovation.phpManzano High School student wins top award in 22nd New Mexico Supercomputing ChallengeJordan Medlock wins for his computer algorithm.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.24-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpTue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.24-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpStudents descend on LANL April 23-24 for Supercomputing ChallengeThe Challenge is project-based learning, geared to teaching participants research, writing, teamwork, oral presentations, and computer programming.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.17-lanl-hosts-supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 17 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.17-lanl-hosts-supercomputing-challenge.phpLab hosts multi-lab cyber security gamesEventide brought together cyber and IT leaders from 20 sites to develop recommendations on resources they need from the Joint Cyber Coordination Center.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.12-cyber-security.phpThu, 12 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.12-cyber-security.phpIsotope production facility produces cancer-fighting actiniumA new medical isotope project shows promise for rapidly producing major quantities of a new cancer-treatment agent, actinium 225 (Ac-225).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.11-isotope-production-facility-cancer-fighting-actinium.phpWed, 11 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.11-isotope-production-facility-cancer-fighting-actinium.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory's environmental data now viewable by the publicThe new system contains more than 9 million records, including historical data as well as a near-real-time view of ongoing data collection activities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.02-environmental-data.phpMon, 2 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/April/04.02-environmental-data.phpThree small businesses selected for environmental workARS Cavanagh Environmental Services, LLC; Portage, Inc.; and Navarro Research & Engineering, Inc. awarded a master task order agreement.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.29-environmental-work.phpThu, 29 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.29-environmental-work.phpLab announces results of Voluntary Separation Program557 employees will leave the Lab as part of a voluntary separation program announced last month.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.26-voluntary-separation-program.phpMon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.26-voluntary-separation-program.phpSecurity enhanced with increased vehicle inspectionsNew increased security procedures meet LANL's security objectives while minimizing impacts on local businesses and tourists.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.23-lab-begins-security-enhancements.phpFri, 23 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.23-lab-begins-security-enhancements.phpPrevious world record shattered during six-experiment pulseResearchers met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.22-previous-record-shattered.phpThu, 22 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.22-previous-record-shattered.phpIX Power LLC and LANL sign Cooperative Research Development Agreement for power, water technologiesInnovative water and energy technologies have a new development option for bringing their inventions to market.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.15-ix-power-coop-agreement.phpWed, 14 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.15-ix-power-coop-agreement.phpBradbury Science Museum hosts talk March 15 by Philip TaubmanFormer New York Times reporter talks about the current state of nuclear threats, including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and possibility of a nuclear 9-11.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.07-bsm-hosts-taubman.phpWed, 7 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.07-bsm-hosts-taubman.phpLANL names new head of Nuclear and High Hazard OperationsCharles Anderson joined the Laboratory in 2009 as the deputy associate director in ADNHHO.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.07-anderson-head-of-ADNHHO.phpWed, 7 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.07-anderson-head-of-ADNHHO.phpQuality New Mexico recognizes Community Programs OfficeLANL has received 14 Piñon and Roadrunner recognitions from Quality New Mexico since 1997.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.06-cpo-receives-pinon-recognition.phpTue, 6 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.06-cpo-receives-pinon-recognition.phpFrontiers in Science lectures focus on imaging technology, world’s fastest cameraScott Watson talks about the history of imaging technology and the new fields of high-speed photography and flash radiography.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.05-frontiers-in-science.phpMon, 5 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.05-frontiers-in-science.phpOxygen detected in atmosphere of Saturn’s moon DioneScientists and an international research team have announced discovery of molecular oxygen ions in the upper-most atmosphere of Dione.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.03-oxygen-detected-in-saturns-moon.phpSat, 3 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.03-oxygen-detected-in-saturns-moon.phpLANL names new head of Plutonium Science and ManufacturingJeff Yarbrough joins Los Alamos from the B&W Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.02-yarbrough-head-of-plutonium.phpFri, 2 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.02-yarbrough-head-of-plutonium.phpNNSA approves LANL workforce reduction planEligible employees may begin applying for voluntary separation on March 5.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.01-workforce-reduction-plan.phpThu, 1 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/March/03.01-workforce-reduction-plan.phpUSDA awards $1 million eor e. coli research by Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico ConsortiumResearchers received a portion of a recent $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study E. coli in the beef industry.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.29-usda-awards-one-million-for-e-coli-research.phpWed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.29-usda-awards-one-million-for-e-coli-research.phpBiomedical device potential for robust, implantable productA team of scientists has developed a process for creating glass-based, inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce light in the ultraviolet range.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.27-nanocrystal-diodes.phpFri, 24 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.27-nanocrystal-diodes.phpLab announces security changesThe Laboratory is implementing several changes to its security procedures as the result of a recent security assessment conducted jointly by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.23-security-changes.phpThu, 23 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.23-security-changes.phpLab announces plans for workforce reductionThe Lab has submitted a plan to reduce its workforce by between 400 and 800 employees this spring through a voluntary separation program.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.21-workforce-reduction.phpTue, 21 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.21-workforce-reduction.phpMore grapes, less wrath: hybrid antimicrobial protein protects grapevines from pathogenResearchers has found a way to ensure that your evening glass of wine will continue to be available.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.21-more-grapes-less-wrath.phpMon, 20 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.21-more-grapes-less-wrath.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory selects small businesses for nuclear waste servicesEnvironmental Dimensions, Inc.; North Wind, Inc.; Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; and Portage, Inc. selected to bid for a number of individual tasks.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.16-nuclear-waste-services.phpThu, 16 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.16-nuclear-waste-services.phpNew facility boosts Lab’s ability to ship transuranic wasteConstruction has begun on a new facility that will help Los Alamos accelerate the shipment of transuranic waste stored in large boxes at Technical Area 54.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.09-375-boxline.phpThu, 9 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/February/02.09-375-boxline.phpIBEX probe glimpses interstellar neighborhoodSpace scientists, including researchers from LANL, described the first detailed analyses of captured interstellar neutral atoms.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.31-ibex-probe.phpTue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.31-ibex-probe.phpLos Alamos honors four for science leadership, researchJohn Gordon, Geoffrey Reeves, Stephen Doorn and David Jablonski are honored for acheivements.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.30-lanl-honors-four-for-science-leadership.phpMon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.30-lanl-honors-four-for-science-leadership.phpVenture Acceleration Fund now accepting 2012 applicationsThe three companies selected will receive up to $100,000 each to commercialize technology and take it to market faster.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.23-venture-acceleration.phpMon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.23-venture-acceleration.phpLANL achieves milestone on path to zero wastewater dischargeIndustrial wastewater will be recycled as the result of a long-term strategy to treat wastewater rather than discharging it into the environment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.20-zero-wastewater-discharge.phpFri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.20-zero-wastewater-discharge.phpAnderson-Cook named American Society for Quality FellowFellows are recognized based on their pre-eminence in technology, theory, education, or the application or management of quality control.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.17-anderson-cook-named-asq-fellow.phpTue, 17 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.17-anderson-cook-named-asq-fellow.phpFive honored as LANL Fellows for 2011Bruce Carlsten, Mike Leitch, Michael MacInnes, Richard Martin, and Amit Misra honored for high-level achievements.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.13-lanl-fellows-honored.phpFri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.13-lanl-fellows-honored.phpLos Alamos and Malaysian University collaborate to find genetic markers for dwarfismIdentifying previously unknown genomic markers may help aid in development of therapeutics, methods of prevention.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.12-malaysian-university.phpThu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.12-malaysian-university.phpLos Alamos scientists detect and track single molecules with nanoscale carbon cylindersResearchers have now shown that semiconducting carbon nanotubes have the potential to detect and track single molecules in water.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.10-carbon-nanotubes-glowsticks.phpTue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2012/January/01.10-carbon-nanotubes-glowsticks.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory announces top 10 science stories of 2011Stories include alternative energy research, magnetic fields, disease tracking, the study of Mars, climate change, fuel cells, solar wind, and magnetic reconnection.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.23-top-science-stories.phpFri, 23 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.23-top-science-stories.phpLos Alamos scientists monitor Santa’s magical journeyLos Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by St. Nick and his eight tiny and highly efficient reindeer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.21-magical-journey.phpWed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.21-magical-journey.phpCollaboration to advance high-performance computingLANL and EMC will enhance, design, build, test, and deploy new cutting-edge technologies to meet some of the most difficult information technology challenges.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.21-emc-high-performance.phpWed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.21-emc-high-performance.phpScientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objectsThe team tried developing a computer model based on human neural structure and function, to do what we do, and possibly do it better.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.20-do-you-see-what-i-see.phpTue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.20-do-you-see-what-i-see.phpSeven Los Alamos scientists earn AAAS honorsThe Fellows are Richard Sayre, John Gordon, Jeanne Robinson, Jaqueline Kiplinger, Bryon Goldstein, Alexander Balatsky and Quanxi Jia.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.15-scientists-earn-aaas-honors.phpThu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.15-scientists-earn-aaas-honors.phpEmployees pledge record $2.8 million Laboratory employee contributions will fund a wide range of programs offered by eligible nonprofit organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.13-employee-giving-record.phpTue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.13-employee-giving-record.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory names new head of weapons programsBret Knapp has been acting in that position since June 2011.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.01-new-padwp-named.phpThu, 1 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.01-new-padwp-named.phpChristmas burst reveals neutron star collisionCalled the Christmas Burst, GRB 101225A was freakishly lengthy and it produced radiation at unusually varying wavelengths.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.01-neutron-stars-collision.phpThu, 1 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/December/12.01-neutron-stars-collision.phpLos Alamos instrument to shine light on Mars habitabilityThe robust ChemCam system is one of 10 instruments mounted on the mission’s rover vehicle, named Curiosity.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.28-mars-habitability.phpMon, 28 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.28-mars-habitability.phpLANL scientists win two prestigious E.O. Lawrence Awards from the Department of EnergyMark Chadwick and David Chavez are winners of 2011 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awardshttp://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.28-eo-lawrence-award.phpMon, 28 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.28-eo-lawrence-award.phpIs sustainability science really a science?The team’s work shows that although sustainability science has been growing explosively since the late 1980s, only in the last decade has the field matured into a cohesive area of science.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.22-is-sustainability-science-really-a-science.phpTue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.22-is-sustainability-science-really-a-science.phpSecond highest-ranking U.S. military officer gets classified briefingsWinnefield was at Los Alamos to receive a wide variety of classified briefings that covered the broad spectrum of national security science at the Lab.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.17-winnefield-jcs-visit.phpThu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.17-winnefield-jcs-visit.phpLos Alamos researchers unravel the mystery of quantum dot blinkingMost exciting is that the Los Alamos researchers have shown that blinking can be controlled and even completely suppressed electrochemically.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.09-quantum-dot-blinking.phpWed, 9 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.09-quantum-dot-blinking.phpNew algal research journal has LANL scientists at the helmAlgal Research will cover all areas of emerging technologies in algal biology, biomass production, cultivation, harvesting, extraction, bioproducts, and econometrics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.08-new-algal-research.phpTue, 8 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.08-new-algal-research.phpLANL engineers help New Mexico small businessesCharles Lucero and G. Loren Toole received Principal Investigator Excellence (PIE) Awards for assisting several New Mexico small businesses.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.01-principal-investigator-excellence-award.phpTue, 1 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/November/11.01-principal-investigator-excellence-award.phpAntibody library project could unlock mysteries of human gene functionBy looking at antibodies, researchers can identify where, in a cell, genes are active and under what conditions they increase or decrease their expression.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.31-antibody-library-project.phpMon, 31 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.31-antibody-library-project.phpExperience hands-on halloween science Oct. 28 at Bradbury Science MuseumAre you ready for some spooky science? Then climb into your costume and head on over to the Bradbury Science Museum for "High-Tech Halloween!"http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.24-bsm-halloween-science.phpMon, 24 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.24-bsm-halloween-science.phpLANL spinoff receives NIH grant for respiratory disease diagnostic deviceMesa Tech has been awarded a grant to develop an inexpensive, instrument-free, nucleic-acid testing device to diagnose various respiratory diseases in record time.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.19-mesa-tech-receives-nih-grant.phpWed, 19 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.19-mesa-tech-receives-nih-grant.phpElizabeth Sellers appointed deputy director of LANL; Bechtel to announce new appointment for Ike Richardson next weekSellers comes to the Laboratory with nearly 30 years of management experience.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.13-sellers-deputy-director.phpThu, 13 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.13-sellers-deputy-director.phpAlgal Biology Program at Los Alamos gets a starRichard Sayre, one of the nation’s top specialists in algae and energy-producing plant research, has joined LANL to help boost cutting-edge research.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.11-algal-biology-program.phpTue, 11 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.11-algal-biology-program.phpAd Building demolition, recycling completedDemolition of the Administration Building helps Los Alamos meet an NNSA directive to reduce its structural footprint, modernize its infrastructure, and provide workers with safe, energy-efficient facilities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.11-ad-building-demo.phpTue, 11 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.11-ad-building-demo.phpLANL disassembles "pits," makes mixed-oxide fuelLANL has successfully disassembled nuclear weapons "pits" and converted them into more than 240 kilograms of plutonium oxide.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.07-lanl-disassembles-pits.phpFri, 7 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.07-lanl-disassembles-pits.phpLANL sets TRU waste hauling recordTRU waste consists of clothing, tools, rags, debris, soil, and other items contaminated with radioactive elements, mostly plutonium.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.04-tru-waste-hauling-record.phpTue, 4 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/October/10.04-tru-waste-hauling-record.phpLos Alamos researcher nets Presidential Early Career AwardEvgenya Simakov has been named by President Barack Obama as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.28-early-career-award.phpWed, 28 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.28-early-career-award.phpLANL announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipientsIdeum and OnQueue are the latest recipients of the awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.26-venture-acceleration-fund.phpMon, 26 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.26-venture-acceleration-fund.phpLANL completes CRADA with Biomagnetics, Inc.The CRADA was created to continue work on developing a commercial product that could detect a specific biomarker in urine that could aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.23-biomagnets-crada.phpFri, 23 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.23-biomagnets-crada.phpScience museum opens two exhibits, hosts talk Sept. 27-29The museum opens its "Fireset" and "A New Look at Trinitite" exhibits.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.22-science-museum-exhibits.phpThu, 22 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.22-science-museum-exhibits.phpLANL completes excavation of 1940s waste disposal siteThe excavation removed about 43,000 cubic yards of contaminated debris and soil from the six-acre site.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.22-mdab-excavation.phpThu, 22 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.22-mdab-excavation.phpMuseum Day at Bradbury Science Museum Sept. 24Participating museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to anyone presenting a Smithsonian magazine Museum Day ticket.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.19-museum-day.phpMon, 19 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.19-museum-day.phpLab to host annual LDRD day September 13Some of LANL’s most innovative scientists will explain and present their cutting-edge work to the public.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.06-ldrd-day.phpTue, 6 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.06-ldrd-day.phpLANL attracts 1,350 students this summerThe Lab attracted students from some 280 colleges and universities from across the nation and around the world.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.01-summer-students.phpThu, 1 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/September/09.01-summer-students.phpEarl Salazar named LANL tribal relations liaisonPreviously a budget analyst for LANL's Chief Financial Officer Division, Salazar began working in his new capacity on August 22.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.25-tribal-relations-leader.phpThu, 25 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.25-tribal-relations-leader.phpLos Alamos achieves world-record pulsed magnetic fieldResearchers have set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field produced by a nondestructive magnet.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.23-pulsed-magnetic-record.phpTue, 23 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.23-pulsed-magnetic-record.phpLas Conchas Challenge Grant Fund checks awardedChecks totaling $57,934 presented to businesses from Los Alamos, Española, and Santa Fe that provided goods and services during the Las Conchas Fire.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.23-challenge-grant-recipeints.phpTue, 23 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.23-challenge-grant-recipeints.phpThomas selected as American Chemical Society FellowKimberly Thomas has become the first Los Alamos researcher to be named a Fellow.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.16-thomas-acs-fellow.phpTue, 16 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.16-thomas-acs-fellow.phpLos Alamos using NIH grant to study how social behaviors affect spread of diseaseConnecting social media and epidemiological research will attempt to predict the future, i.e. people's social behavior during an epidemic, using Twitter.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.15-twitter-and-flu.phpMon, 15 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.15-twitter-and-flu.phpNan Sauer named Associate Director for Chemistry, Life, and Earth SciencesSauer has a distinguished track record as a research scientist with more than 60 publications and technical reports in archival journals.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.09-nan-sauer.phpTue, 9 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.09-nan-sauer.phpAwards recognize outstanding innovation in Technology TransferThe award honors inventors whose patented invention exhibits significant technical advance, adaptability to public use, and noteworthy value to the mission of the Lab.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.08-tech-transfer-awards.phpMon, 8 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.08-tech-transfer-awards.phpResearchers use neutrons to spy on the elusive hydronium ionA research team has harnessed neutrons to view for the first time the critical role that an elusive molecule plays in certain biological reactions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.08-neutrons-spy-hydronium-ion.phpMon, 8 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/August/08.08-neutrons-spy-hydronium-ion.phpLos Alamos National Security, LLC partners with Los Alamos National Bank on Las Conchas recovery challenge fundLANS has given $50,000 as seed money to establish a fund at LANB.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.28-las-conchas-fund.phpThu, 28 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.28-las-conchas-fund.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 15th Hazmat ChallengeThe challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.27-hazmat-challenge.phpWed, 27 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.27-hazmat-challenge.phpFrom detonation to diapers: Los Alamos computer codes at core of advanced manufacturing toolsThe computer codes used for predictive fluid modeling are part of the Los Alamos Computational Fluid Dynamics Library.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.27-detonation-to-diapers.phpWed, 27 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.27-detonation-to-diapers.phpEmployees pledge $272,000 in LAESF scholarship driveThe drive encourages employees to donate to a fund that awards college scholarships to Northern New Mexico students.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.25-scholarship-record.phpMon, 25 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.25-scholarship-record.phpImagine Education recognized for innovative approach to math educationEndeavored to remake the way middle-school math is taught through its first-of-its-kind, story-based, online math game, called Ko’s Journey.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-imagine-education.phpWed, 20 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-imagine-education.phpLANL installs additional protective measuresWork crews completed additional flood and erosion-control measures this week to reduce the environmental effects of any flash floods following the Las Conchas Fire.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-flood-erosion-control-measures.phpWed, 20 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-flood-erosion-control-measures.phpResearchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energyPotential pretreatment method that can make plant cellulose five times more digestible by enzymes that convert it into ethanol, a useful biofuel.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-biomass-energy.phpWed, 20 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.20-biomass-energy.phpLANL completes high-priority flood and erosion control workCrews installed 600 feet of water diversion barriers and removed more than 1,200 cubic yards of sediment in anticipation of flash flooding.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.11-flood-erosion-control-work.phpMon, 11 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.11-flood-erosion-control-work.phpLANL closes road, trails for safety reasons; flooding and erosion control work under wayClosure is in response to the increased fire risk and danger of flash flooding.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.08-trails-closed-for-safety-reasons.phpFri, 8 Jul 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/July/07.08-trails-closed-for-safety-reasons.phpForest fire near Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe Las Conchas fire burning in the Jemez Mountains approximately 12 miles southwest of the boundary of LANL has not entered Lab property at this time.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.26-fire-near-lanl.phpSun, 26 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.26-fire-near-lanl.phpSolar wind samples give insight into birth of solar systemMost of the Genesis payload consisted of fragile solar-wind collectors, which had been exposed to the solar particles over a period of two years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.23-genesis-solar-wind.phpThu, 23 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.23-genesis-solar-wind.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory earns three R&D 100 awardsThe technologies include a molecular beacon that targets specific nucleic acids, a spacer fluid for oil wells that shrinks when heated, and a better way to produce thorium.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.22-rd-awards.phpWed, 22 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.22-rd-awards.phpLos Alamos and NNSS team to resume critical experiments at new locationThis experiment demonstrated the restoration of a national capability to perform critical operations that was lost with the closure in 2005 of Technical Area 18.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.17-critical-experiments.phpFri, 17 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.17-critical-experiments.phpNonprofits receive monetary donations from LANSThe monetary donations from LANS are tied to the number of volunteer hours logged by employees and retirees through an organization called VolunteerMatch.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.16-monetary-donations-from-lans.phpThu, 16 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.16-monetary-donations-from-lans.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory announces selection of venture acceleration fund recipientsLANL has selected Manhattan Isotope Technology, LLC and Vista Therapeutics, Inc. as recipients of $100,000 awards.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.15-vaf-recipients.phpWed, 15 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.15-vaf-recipients.phpChristina Behr-Andres named science advisor to governorBehr-Andres will aid indevelopment and promotion of science and technology policies for economic and educational opportunities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.09-behr-andres.phpThu, 9 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.09-behr-andres.phpLaboratory program helps small businessesThe free program, run jointly by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, leverages the laboratories' expertise and capabilities to promote regional economic development.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.06-small-businesses.phpMon, 6 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/June/06.06-small-businesses.phpLANL reaches waste shipment milestoneThe Lab surpassed 100,000 plutonium-equivalent curies of TRU waste shipped to WIPP, about one-third of the Lab’s total.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.31-tru-milestone.phpTue, 31 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.31-tru-milestone.phpBradbury Museum's supercomputing exhibit gets updatedThe updated exhibit interactive displays, artifacts from early computers, vacuum tubes from the MANIAC computer, and unique IBM cell blades from Roadrunner.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.19-museum-supercomputing-exhibit.phpThu, 19 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.19-museum-supercomputing-exhibit.phpLANL named 2010 top corporate volunteer organizationThe Laboratory ranked ahead of dozens of other qualifying companies with 10,000 or more employees.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.18-top-corporate-volunteer-organization.phpWed, 18 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.18-top-corporate-volunteer-organization.phpResearch questions reality of 'supersolid' in helium-4When cooled to temperatures below minus 452 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, helium-4 becomes a liquid—and an extraordinary liquid at that.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.17-supersolid-in-helium4.phpTue, 17 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.17-supersolid-in-helium4.phpPublic to have rare opportunity to tour Neutron Science CenterTour attendees can expect to see many facets of the LANSCE, including areas along the linear accelerator beam line, the control room area, and one or more experimental areas.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.10-lansce-tour.phpTue, 10 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.10-lansce-tour.phpBeard to lead Business, Operations Directorate; Girrens named head of EngineeringBeard came to Los Alamos in 2006 to help lead the Stockpile Manufacturing and Support organization.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.04-beard-new-padops-head.phpWed, 4 May 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/May/05.04-beard-new-padops-head.phpSixty-seven New Mexico students receive LAESF scholarshipsTaos High School senior Majdolene Khweis received this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.28-laesf-scholarship-winners.phpThu, 28 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.28-laesf-scholarship-winners.phpParties agree to settle stormwater lawsuitLANL announced it has reached a settlement that will result in the dismissal of a 2008 environmental lawsuit by nine citizens groups and individuals.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.27-stormwater-settlement.phpWed, 27 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.27-stormwater-settlement.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory accounts for nearly $3 billion of New Mexico’s economyThe Lab directly injected $1.6 billion into New Mexico’s economy, with an additional $1.3 billion resulting from indirect economic spending.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.27-new-mexico-economy.phpWed, 27 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.27-new-mexico-economy.phpSupercomputing Challenge top winners: Los Alamos schoolsCole Kendrick won the top prize for his research project, “Computer Simulation of Dark Matter Effects on Galaxy Rotation”.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.26-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpTue, 26 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.26-supercomputing-challenge-winners.phpSay hello to cheaper hydrogen fuel cellsLaboratory scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.22-hydrogen-fuel-cells.phpFri, 22 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.22-hydrogen-fuel-cells.phpLaboratory hosts Supercomputing Challenge April 25-26The goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.20-supercomputing-challenge.phpWed, 20 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.20-supercomputing-challenge.phpKennedy memorabilia unveiled at Bradbury Science MuseumMuseum visitors can see the manipulator grips the President held when he remote-handled radioactive materials inside the hot cell at the CMR facility.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.19-kennedy-memorabilia.phpTue, 19 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.19-kennedy-memorabilia.phpPreliminary study assesses potential impact of seismic event at Los AlamosNew or proposed facilities are designed to meet the latest seismic response criteria.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.15-seismic-events.phpFri, 15 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.15-seismic-events.phpLos Alamos scientists propose new theory for development of turbulent magnetic reconnectionThis new theory was developed to better explain recent large-scale three-dimensional kinetic simulations that describe the physics of this process.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.15-magnetic-reconnections.phpFri, 15 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.15-magnetic-reconnections.phpChristine Anderson-Cook: An outstanding New Mexico womanCook recognized for her technical leadership in statistics, extensive professional service at the national level, and mentorship of nearly 70 students.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.14-cook-outstanding-nm-woman.phpThu, 14 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.14-cook-outstanding-nm-woman.phpLANL selects two small businesses for water monitoring workThe two companies selected are TerranearPMC, LLC and Eberline Services, Inc.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.12-water-monitoring-work-contracts.phpTue, 12 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.12-water-monitoring-work-contracts.phpLANL sponsors Quality New Mexico performance excellence conference April 19, 2011Quality New Mexico helps New Mexico organizations improve their performance.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.12-quality-new-mexico.phpTue, 12 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.12-quality-new-mexico.phpLANL's Torres is NNSA Security Professional of the YearTorres is part of a team that is upgrading the Defense Nuclear Security office’s policies and budget management tools.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.08-nnsa-professional-of-the-year.phpFri, 8 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.08-nnsa-professional-of-the-year.phpManhattan Project truck unearthed at landfill cleanup siteA LANL excavation crew working on a Recovery Act cleanup project has uncovered the remnants of a 1940s military truck buried in a Manhattan Project-era landfill.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.08-manhattan-project-trucik.phpFri, 8 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.08-manhattan-project-trucik.phpLANL researchers improve path to producing uranium compounds, candidates for advanced nuclear fuelsEnhance the ability to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.07-producing-uranium-compounds.phpThu, 7 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.07-producing-uranium-compounds.phpLANL, Sandia celebrate success at New Mexico Small Business Assistance festThe New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) program is celebrating “10 Years of Innovation” http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.04-small-business-assistance-fest.phpMon, 4 Apr 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/April/04.04-small-business-assistance-fest.phpThe drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorterResearchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.21-hydrogen-vehicles.phpMon, 21 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.21-hydrogen-vehicles.phpLANL announces new senior leadership position, associated organizational restructuringPaul Henry named principal associate director for capital projects.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.18-new-senior-leadership.phpFri, 18 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.18-new-senior-leadership.phpApply by March 31 for nontraditional student scholarshipThe scholarship will provide funds to employees or students pursuing a certificate, a two-year-degree, or a baccalaureate degree at NNMC.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.16-nontraditional-scholarships.phpWed, 16 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.16-nontraditional-scholarships.phpNew human resources division leader selectedDonna J. Hampton has been named the new Human Resources Division leader.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.15-hr-leader.phpTue, 15 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.15-hr-leader.phpZerkle to lead LANL’s Information Technology organizationInformation Technology is responsible for departmental computing, software and software applications, and computing networks and infrastructure.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.14-information-technology.phpMon, 14 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.14-information-technology.phpDirector's commitment to diversity recognizedProfiles in Diversity Journal is recognizing Director Michael Anastasio for his commitment to workplace diversity.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.11-directors-diversity-commitement.phpFri, 11 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.11-directors-diversity-commitement.phpFrontiers In Science public lectures: Harvesting energy from airIncludes a discussion on research that engineers are conducting to increase turbine power output and make them last longer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.10-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpThu, 10 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.10-frontiers-in-science-lectures.phpLab captures five Society for Technical Communication awardsReducing Global Threats through Innovative Science and Technology rendered as a deck of playing cards, earned a Distinguished Technical Communication award.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.08-stc-awards.phpTue, 8 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.08-stc-awards.phpStellar science unveiled at space conferenceThe Laboratory will be represented in more than 20 papers to be given at the 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.08-space-conference.phpTue, 8 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.08-space-conference.phpLab wins six NNSA Pollution Prevention awardsThe Laboratory has captured awards for projects ranging from energy savings to creating fuels from algae.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.07-pollution-prevention-awards.phpMon, 7 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/March/03.07-pollution-prevention-awards.phpDry lake reveals evidence of Southwestern ‘megadroughts’A portion of the research indicates that an ancient period of warming may be analogous to natural present-day climate conditions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/February/02.28-megadroughts.phpMon, 28 Feb 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/February/02.28-megadroughts.phpIntelligence team given national honorA team known as the LANL Field Intelligence Element is being honored with the Department of Energy Exceptional Service Award.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/February/02.28-intelligence-team-givin-honor.phpMon, 28 Feb 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/February/02.28-intelligence-team-givin-honor.phpLANL to certify automated influenza surveillance systemA compact automated system for surveillance and screening of potential pandemic strains of influenza and other deadly infectious diseases is a step closer to reality.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.31-influenza-surveillance-system.phpMon, 31 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.31-influenza-surveillance-system.phpNew LANL scholarship supports returning studentsScholarship for students who plan to return to formal education after taking a break.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.24-new-scholarships.phpMon, 24 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.24-new-scholarships.phpLab completes Recovery Act-funded demolitionThe building was the largest of the 24 demolished at LANL’s historic Technical Area 21.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.19-recovery-act-funded-demolition.phpWed, 19 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.19-recovery-act-funded-demolition.phpAlan Bishop selected as Institute of Physics FellowThe Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding, and application of physics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.18-institute-of-physics-fellow.phpTue, 18 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.18-institute-of-physics-fellow.phpAAAS and LANL announce 2010 FellowsWilliam S. Rees, Jr. has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.11-aaas-fellow.phpTue, 11 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.11-aaas-fellow.phpMichael Anastasio to retire in June as Director of Los Alamos National LaboratoryAnastasio has served as LANL director since June 2006.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.05-anastasio-to-retire.phpWed, 5 Jan 2011 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2011/January/01.05-anastasio-to-retire.phpBradbury Science Museum announces winter opening hoursMuseum will be closed on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2011).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.21-bradbury-winter-hours.phpTue, 21 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.21-bradbury-winter-hours.phpLANL announces Top 10 science & technology developments of 2010Top 10 developments based on major programmatic milestones, strategic potential, scholarly accounts, and associated news coverage.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.20-top-science-technology-developments.phpMon, 20 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.20-top-science-technology-developments.phpLab scientists track Santa’s magical journeyLos Alamos trackers will use state-of-the-art technology to mark the course taken by Old St. Nick and his reindeer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.20-santas-magical-journey.phpMon, 20 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.20-santas-magical-journey.phpLab completes record year for environmental cleanupPersonnel conducted more field investigations and cleanup campaigns than ever and completed a record number of Lab shipments to WIPP.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.16-record-environmental-cleanup.phpThu, 16 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.16-record-environmental-cleanup.phpResearch Library teams shares 2010 Digital Preservation AwardWinning for their development of Memento—a unique computer architecture that uses a basic feature embedded in the standard HTTP protocol to allow web browsers direct access to archived copies of web pages.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.15-digital-preservation-award.phpWed, 15 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.15-digital-preservation-award.phpLANL selects local small business for post-Recovery Act cleanup contractLos Alamos Technical Associates to perform follow-on cleanup work through 2014 at the site of the world’s first large-scale plutonium processing lab.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.14-post-recovery-act-cleanup-contract.phpTue, 14 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.14-post-recovery-act-cleanup-contract.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory purchases nearly $1 billion in goods and services last fiscal yearThe Laboratory also exceeded its goals for purchases made by small businesses in Northern New Mexico, the state and the country.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.06-purchased-goods-services.phpMon, 6 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.06-purchased-goods-services.phpScientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factoryThe research could aid in development of new antibiotics used to fight multidrug resistant superbugs such as MRSA found in many U.S. hospitals. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.02-cellular-protein-factory.phpThu, 2 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.02-cellular-protein-factory.phpLos Alamos Neutron Science Center gets capacity boostThe facility can simulate the effects of hundreds or thousands of years of cosmic-ray-induced neutrons in a single hour. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.02-capacity-boost.phpThu, 2 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/December/12.02-capacity-boost.phpLANL debuts hybrid garbage truckThe truck employs a system that stores energy from braking and uses that pressure to help the truck accelerate after each stop.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.19-hybrid-garbage-truck.phpFri, 19 Nov 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.19-hybrid-garbage-truck.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.5 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofitsThe Laboratory employee contributions will fund a number of United Way agencies and programs as well as other eligible nonprofit organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.18-pledge-nonprofit-organizations.phpThu, 18 Nov 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.18-pledge-nonprofit-organizations.phpFive selected as Los Alamos National Laboratory FellowsThe five researchers are Brenda Dingus, William (Bill) Louis, John Sarrao, Dipen Sinha and Giday Woldegabriel.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.16-five-lanl-fellows.phpTue, 16 Nov 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.16-five-lanl-fellows.phpFBI officer accepts LANL counterintelligence postCloyd has most recently served as assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.10-fbi-lanl-counterintelligence.phpWed, 10 Nov 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.10-fbi-lanl-counterintelligence.phpScientists produce transparent, light-harvesting materialThe material could be used in development of transparent solar panels.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.03-transparent-light-harvesting-material.phpWed, 3 Nov 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/November/11.03-transparent-light-harvesting-material.phpLos Alamos National Security awards protective force contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory to SOC Los AlamosThe contract is for three years with two one-year extension options and has a value of about $251 million.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.28-protective-force-contract.phpThu, 28 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.28-protective-force-contract.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum scares up Halloween funHigh-Tech Halloween kicks off Los Alamos County’s “Halloweekend,” which includes the Chamber of Commerce’s “Trick or Treat on Main Street.” http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.25-bradbury-halloween-fun.phpMon, 25 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.25-bradbury-halloween-fun.phpFive Los Alamos researchers receive 2010 LANL Fellows PrizeResearchers are Sergei Tretiak, Geoffrey S. Waldo, Kerry Habiger, Clifford Unkefer and Tammy P. Taylor.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.19-fellows-prize.phpTue, 19 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.19-fellows-prize.phpConsortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccineThe vaccine represents a novel strategy for fighting the virus that causes AIDS by attempting to address one of the most daunting challenges in HIV vaccine design.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.18-mosiac-hiv-vaccine.phpMon, 18 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.18-mosiac-hiv-vaccine.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory receives Department of Energy environmental sustainability awardEStar awards recognize excellence in pollution prevention and sustainable environmental stewardship.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.14-environmental-sustainability-award.phpThu, 14 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.14-environmental-sustainability-award.phpSecurity demo at Sunport October 13The tool distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.08-security-demo.phpFri, 8 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.08-security-demo.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory’s Safety Short program wins Department of Energy Innovation AwardThe Lab’s Safety Short products address practices that promote the well-being of every Lab worker throughout each day, both at work and at home.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.07-doe-innovation-award.phpThu, 7 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/October/10.07-doe-innovation-award.phpMars mission laser tool heads to JPLCuriosity will carry the newly delivered laser instrument to reveal which elements are present in Mars’ rocks and soils.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.21-mars-mission-laser.phpTue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.21-mars-mission-laser.phpRenewable energy is focus of New Science on Wheels programs offered by Bradbury Science MuseumThe classes are designed to generate interest in science and renewable energy by students at schools throughout Northern New Mexico.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.23-renewable-energy-focus.phpTue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.23-renewable-energy-focus.phpBradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 25Participating museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to anyone presenting a Smithsonian Museum Day ticket.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.21-smithsonian-museum-day.phpTue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.21-smithsonian-museum-day.phpUnderstanding of solar wind structure might be wrongThe plasma particles flowing from the Sun and blasting past the Earth might be configured more as a network of tubes than a river-like stream.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.09-solar-wind-structure-misunderstood.phpTue, 7 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.09-solar-wind-structure-misunderstood.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory attracts record number of students this summerMore than 1,300 students interned in both technical and nontechnical fields.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.07-record-summer-students.phpTue, 7 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.07-record-summer-students.phpLab to host second annual LDRD Day September 8The event provides an opportunity for people to see some of the most exciting research currently underway at the Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.02-second-ldrd-day.phpThu, 2 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.02-second-ldrd-day.phpLab obtains approval to begin design on new radioactive waste staging facilityThe 4-acre complex will include multiple staging buildings plus an operations center and a concrete pad for mobile waste characterization equipment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.01-radioactive-waste-facility.phpWed, 1 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/September/09.01-radioactive-waste-facility.phpClimate researcher McDowell receives Fulbright Scholar AwardThe Fulbright Program is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.31-fulbright-scholar-award.phpTue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.31-fulbright-scholar-award.phpAwards recognize outstanding LANL Tech TransferAwards were given for distinguished accomplishments in patenting, copyright, licensing, programmatic impact, and regional impact during fiscal year 2009.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.23-lanl-tech-transfer.phpMon, 23 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.23-lanl-tech-transfer.phpLab sets new record for waste shipmentsLANL completing its 132nd transuranic (TRU) waste shipment of fiscal year 2010 to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.20-record-waste-shipments.phpFri, 20 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.20-record-waste-shipments.phpLaboratory employees collect backpacks, school supplies for area school childrenEmployees donated more than 1,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies, including pencils, pens, and notebooks.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.20-collecting-school-supplies.phpFri, 20 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.20-collecting-school-supplies.phpMimicking the Moon’s surface in the basementThe table-top simulation helped confirm that the Moon is inherently dry.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.05-mimicking-moons-surface.phpWed, 4 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.05-mimicking-moons-surface.phpLab completes first Recovery Act cleanup projectThe $13 million project involved demolition of an 18,000-square-foot former nuclear fusion research facility.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.04-recovery-act-cleanup-project.phpWed, 4 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.04-recovery-act-cleanup-project.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory acknowledged for progress in safety excellence by Department of EnergyMerit is a status for DOE contractors with highly effective safety programs who commit themselves to attain Star status within a five-year period.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.04-progress-safety-excellence.phpWed, 4 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.04-progress-safety-excellence.phpLANS Venture Acceleration Fund announces "Call for Ideas"VAF invests in creating and growing Northern New Mexico businesses that have an association with Los Alamos National Laboratory technology or expertise.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.02-call-for-ideas.phpMon, 2 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/August/08.02-call-for-ideas.phpZurek awarded Albert Einstein professorship prizePrize honors Ulm's connection with Albert Einstein, who was born in the city in 1879.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.30-einstein-professorship-prize.phpFri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.30-einstein-professorship-prize.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors 14th Hazmat ChallengeThe challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.22-lanl-sponsors-14th-hazmat-challenge.phpThu, 22 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.22-lanl-sponsors-14th-hazmat-challenge.phpResearchers use light to create rare uranium moleculeUranium nitride materials show promise as advanced nuclear fuels due to their high density, high stability, and high thermal conductivity.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.12-rare-uranium-molecule.phpMon, 12 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.12-rare-uranium-molecule.phpLab captures five R&D100 awards for 2010Technologies include a greener explosive, superconducting and ultraconducting wires, a super high-speed camera, and a way to get fuel from algae with sound waves.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.08-five-rd100-awards.phpThu, 8 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.08-five-rd100-awards.phpRecovery Act milestone: Excavation begins at Manhattan Project landfillThe six-acre site contains a series of trenches used from 1944 to 1948 to dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous trash from Manhattan Project labs and buildings.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.01-recovery-act-milestone.phpThu, 1 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.01-recovery-act-milestone.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe CountyEmployees and LANS, LLC donated $113,000 to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s giving campaign.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.01-lanl-top-contributor.phpThu, 1 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/July/07.01-lanl-top-contributor.phpRecovery Act funds advance cleanup efforts at Cold War siteA local small business, ARSEC Environmental, LLC, of White Rock, NM, won a $2 million task order in April to perform this work.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.29-cleanup-efforts-at-cold-war-site.phpTue, 29 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.29-cleanup-efforts-at-cold-war-site.phpLaboratory program helps small businessesThe NMSBA allows for-profit small businesses to request technical assistance that capitalizes on the unique expertise and capabilities of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.23-small-businesses.phpWed, 23 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.23-small-businesses.phpHaiti earthquake survivor to speakChrista Brelsford, a LANL student employee, was almost instantly trapped and partly crushed in the falling concrete of a building.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.14-earthquake-survivor.phpMon, 14 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.14-earthquake-survivor.phpSAGE mission to VenusResearchers are planning a laser tool that will rapidly measure the surface, and beneath the surface, of the planet whose hostile environment will likely destroy the lander after a few hours of operation.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.11-sage-mission-to-venus.phpFri, 11 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.11-sage-mission-to-venus.phpNearly 200 nonprofit organizations to receive monetary donations from Los Alamos National Security, LLCThe monetary donations are being made to the nonprofits as a result of the volunteer efforts of Los Alamos National Laboratory employees and retirees.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.07-nonprofit-organizations.phpMon, 7 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.07-nonprofit-organizations.phpLos Alamos expertise integral to nuclear energy innovation hubThe information gained through this effort will help extend the life and improve the efficiency of the existing U.S. nuclear reactor fleet and could help lead to the design of safer, longer-lasting materials in next-generation reactors.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.03-nuclear-innovation-energy-hub.phpThu, 3 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.03-nuclear-innovation-energy-hub.phpGlimpse of heavy electrons reveals “hidden order”The remarkable breakthrough helps validate theory behind the observed increase in specific heat of the material.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.03-hidden-order.phpThu, 3 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/June/06.03-hidden-order.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to host forum June 16Area business owners can learn about planned construction projects and potential economic opportunities at a community forum.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.28-business-forum.phpFri, 28 May 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.28-business-forum.phpLos Alamos-Argonne partnership will aid understanding of complex materialsAn intimate understanding of complex materials that lie at the heart of pharmaceuticals or even nuclear weapons can occur more quickly and efficiently thanks to the agreement. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.27-understanding-complex-materials.phpThu, 27 May 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.27-understanding-complex-materials.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to host robot rodeoTeams compete in events and simulations that may include having their robots remove bombs from the inside of aircraft, rescuing injured first responders and navigating obstacle courses.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.21-robot-rodeo.phpFri, 21 May 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.21-robot-rodeo.phpFifty-five New Mexico students receive Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund scholarshipsEscalante High School senior Estevan Trujillo is the recipient of this year’s platinum scholarship, which provides $7,500 in financial assistance annually for four years.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.03-employee-scholarship-fund.phpMon, 3 May 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/May/05.03-employee-scholarship-fund.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory participates in National Lab Day to increase awareness of science across the nationConnecting teachers and students with scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and industry professionals across the country is the goal of National Lab Day.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.29-national-lab-day.phpThu, 29 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.29-national-lab-day.phpMelrose High trio named top team in 20th New Mexico Supercomputing ChallengeEach student receives a check for $1,000. The team also received the Crowd Favorite Award—and $100—as selected by student participants, teachers, and mentors.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.27-supercomputing-challenge-winnde.phpTue, 27 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.27-supercomputing-challenge-winnde.phpLaboratory technologies ENDURE™ SCR Catalyst and Hyperion Power Module garner Federal Laboratory Consortium awardsThe annual awards recognize successful efforts by federal laboratory employees to transfer government-developed technology to commercial industry.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.27-flc-awards.phpTue, 27 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.27-flc-awards.phpStudents descend on Los Alamos National Laboratory April 26-27 for Supercomputing Challenge Expo and awards ceremonyThe goal of the yearlong competition is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.21-supercomputing-challenge.phpWed, 21 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.21-supercomputing-challenge.phpLaboratory awards final Recovery Act demolition contractsThe two winning bidders will each demolish a portion of the remaining unused buildings at the Lab’s historic Technical Area 21.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.20-demolitian-contracts.phpTue, 20 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.20-demolitian-contracts.phpEarth Day event showcases LANL energy workThe public is invited to learn about projects in energy conservation, generation, research, and management at an Energy Town Hall April 21. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.19-earth-day.phpMon, 19 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.19-earth-day.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory communicators capture numerous awards from Society for Technical CommunicationThree Los Alamos entries garnered Distinguished Technical Communication awards, the competition’s highest award category.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.15-stc-awards.phpThu, 15 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.15-stc-awards.phpLearn about business networking opportunities at Los Alamos National Laboratory small business forum April 20 in EspañolaSmall business owners can get first-hand information about doing business with Los Alamos National Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.09-small-business-forum.phpFri, 9 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.09-small-business-forum.phpTri-Lab Directors' statement on the nuclear posture reviewThe directors of the three Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories issued the following statement on the Nuclear Posture Review.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.09-nuclear-posture-review.phpFri, 9 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.09-nuclear-posture-review.phpNew Mexico Small Business Assistance Program to recognize outstanding companies at Innovation CelebrationNine companies that participated in the program in 2009 will be honored for their outstanding achievements.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.02-small-business-assistance.phpTue, 6 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/April/04.02-small-business-assistance.phpCarbon nanostructures—elixir or poison?A LANL toxicologist and a team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from “fullerenes”—soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.31-carbon-nanostructures.phpWed, 31 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.31-carbon-nanostructures.phpInvestor and entrepreneur visits Los Alamos for open coffeeBrad Feld, a renowned early-stage investor and entrepreneur, will attend a meeting of the Open Coffee Club networking event.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.29-open-coffee.phpMon, 29 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.29-open-coffee.phpSafer nuclear reactors could result from Los Alamos researchSelf-repairing materials within nuclear reactors may one day become a reality.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.25-safer-nuclear-weapons.phpThu, 25 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.25-safer-nuclear-weapons.phpWashington Post editor David E. Hoffman talks about new book, The Dead HandThe Dead Hand tells, from both the American and the Russian perspectives, of the end of the Cold War arms race and its legacy of peril.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.22-the-dead-hand.phpMon, 22 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.22-the-dead-hand.phpLANL awards Recovery Act contract worth up to $100 millionTerranearPMC, LLC will haul demolition debris and soils from LANL’s Recovery Act cleanup projects for disposal in licensed facilities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.10-recovery-act-contract.phpWed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.10-recovery-act-contract.phpDirector's colloquium March 18 large hadron colliderLyndon Evans of CERN will talk about the most complex scientific instrument ever built—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.10-directors-colloquium.phpWed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.10-directors-colloquium.phpLANL exceeds Early Recovery Act recycling goalsLab demolition projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have recovered more than 136 tons of recyclable metal since work began last year.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.09-recovery-act-recycling-goals.phpMon, 8 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.09-recovery-act-recycling-goals.phpLaboratory announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipientsSimtable and Southwest Bio Fuels as recipients of $100,000 awards from the Los Alamos National Security, LLC Venture Acceleration Fund.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.08-vaf-recipients.phpMon, 8 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.08-vaf-recipients.phpLANL gets young women involved in math and science at 31st Expanding Your Horizons Conference April 6The young women will participate in hands-on activities in such fields as astronomy, robotics, forensics, chemistry, and earth science. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.04-expanding-your-horizons.phpThu, 4 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.04-expanding-your-horizons.phpHIV vaccine strategy expands immune responsesTwo teams of researchers have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.03-immune-responses.phpWed, 3 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/March/03.03-immune-responses.phpLaboratory Fellow Rusty Gray named president of TMSGeorge T. “Rusty” Gray III was selected as 2010 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.24-gray-named-tms-president.phpWed, 24 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.24-gray-named-tms-president.phpLANL Medal recipient George Cowan, 90, presents memoirs at talk, book signing February 25 in Los AlamosScientist, businessman, and philanthropist George Cowan will talk about his new book, Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.17-cowan-book-signing.phpWed, 17 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.17-cowan-book-signing.phpLaboratory increases shipments of waste to WIPP repositoryThe campaign will eliminate LANL’s existing backlog of approximately 1,500 drums of legacy transuranic waste awaiting shipment to WIPP.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.11-wipp-repository.phpThu, 11 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.11-wipp-repository.phpCyber sleuths face offComputer specialists will meet for a grueling week that combines state-of-the-art training with opportunities to team up, solve relevant cyber problems, and attack one another.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.10-cyber-security.phpWed, 10 Feb 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/February/02.10-cyber-security.phpFive Los Alamos researchers receive Early Career AwardsAndrew Gaunt, Christopher Mauger, Nathan G. McDowell, Evgenya Smirnova, and Tsuyoshi Tajima were among 69 early-career scientists selected.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.21-early-career-awards.phpThu, 21 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.21-early-career-awards.phpLANL to play key role in biofuel developmentLANL to create a proof-of-concept system for commercializing algae-based biofuels or other advanced biofuels that can be transported and sold using the nation’s existing fueling infrastructure.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.14-biofuel-development.phpThu, 14 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.14-biofuel-development.phpLANL announces top 10 science stories of 2009Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.08-top-science-stories.phpFri, 8 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.08-top-science-stories.phpAttune acoustic focusing cytometer brings technology developed at LANL to the marketplaceLife Technologies Corporation recently announced the release of the AttuneTM Acoustic Focusing Cytometer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.07-acoustic-focusing-cytometer.phpThu, 7 Jan 2010 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2010/January/01.07-acoustic-focusing-cytometer.phpScience satellites seek SantaLos Alamos scientists will use two advanced science satellites to mark the course taken by the elfin traveler.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.16-satellites-seek-santa.phpWed, 16 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.16-satellites-seek-santa.phpEleven nonprofit organizations receive community giving grants from Los Alamos National Security, LLCThe organizations received grants for projects that range from a summer camp for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to providing winter coats and shoes for needy children.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.15-community-giving-grants.phpTue, 15 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.15-community-giving-grants.phpUnique LANL pathogen detector gains corporate partnerLANL has executed an agreement with Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corporation (BMGP) for the further development of a diagnostic tool known as an optical biosensor.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.14-pathogen-detector.phpMon, 14 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.14-pathogen-detector.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory employees, Lab contractor pledge record $2.3 million to local United Way organizations, other nonprofitsThe Laboratory employee contributions will fund a number of United Way agencies and programs as well as other eligible nonprofit organizations.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.01-united-way.phpTue, 1 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.01-united-way.phpLab begins demolition of Cold War-era buildingsMore than 165,000 square feet of former research, production, and office buildings will be demolished.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.01-demo-cold-war-era-buildings.phpTue, 1 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/December/12.01-demo-cold-war-era-buildings.phpLab receives $25,000 for Math and Science Academy from Chevron Energy Technology CompanyThe program is conducted by LANL in cooperation with its regional education, business, and government partners.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.30-math-science-academy.phpMon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.30-math-science-academy.phpLookman and Moore named 2009 LANL Fellows Prize recipientsThe Fellows organization includes some of the Laboratory’s most prominent scientists.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.23-lanl-fellows.phpMon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.23-lanl-fellows.phpScientists use Roadrunner supercomputer to unravel the mysteries of exploding starsScientists use supercomputer to model a fundamental process in physics that could help explain how stars begin to explode into supernovae.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.16-roadrunner-supercomputer.phpMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.16-roadrunner-supercomputer.phpNew funding will stimulate alternative energy researchThe Laboratory recently received notice that it has received ARRA funding to participate in four geothermal projects with Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico Tech, and the University of Utah.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.16-alternative-energy.phpMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.16-alternative-energy.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory names six scientists as 2009 FellowsAntoinette “Toni” Taylor, Stephen Becker, Joachim Birn, Lowell Brown, Patrick Colestock, and Samuel “Tom” Picraux have been designated 2009 LANL Fellows.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.05-lab-fellows.phpThu, 5 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.05-lab-fellows.phpLANL breaks ground on key sediment control projectCalled “grade-control” structures, the approximately $2 million features are up to eight feet high and made of rocks packed tightly into wire enclosures.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.05-key-sediment-control-project.phpThu, 5 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.05-key-sediment-control-project.phpLaboratory adds a sixth R&D 100 award to its 2009 countThis year’s awards bring the Los Alamos total to 113 since the Laboratory first entered the competition in 1978.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.04-rd-100-awards.phpWed, 4 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/November/11.04-rd-100-awards.phpScientists use world's fastest computer to model materials under extreme conditionsMaterials scientists are for the first time attempting to create atomic-scale models that describe how voids are created, grow, and merge.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-materials-under-extreme-conditions.phpFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-materials-under-extreme-conditions.phpScientists use world's fastest supercomputer to explore magnetic reconnectionThe focus is to understand the three-dimensional evolution of thin electrical current layers where magnetic reconnection initially develops.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-magnetic-reconnecton.phpFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-magnetic-reconnecton.phpLANL sponsors Recovery Act Job FairThe fair was aimed at filling current and future positions with subcontractors working on environmental cleanup under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-recovery-act-job-fair.phpFri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.30-recovery-act-job-fair.phpZerkle wins Governor’s Distinguished Public Service awardThe award recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and the improvement of government at all levels by private citizens and government employees.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.29-public-service-award.phpThu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.29-public-service-award.phpScientists use world's fastest computer to simulate nanoscale material failureWith this new tool, scientists can better study what nanowires do under stress. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.29-nanoscale-material-failure.phpThu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.29-nanoscale-material-failure.phpScientists use world's fastest computer to understand nonlinear physics of high-power lasersTo achieve fusion scientists must put as much laser energy on target as possible.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.28-high-power-lasers.phpWed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.28-high-power-lasers.phpScientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary treeResearchers are using the supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.27-hiv-evolutionary-tree.phpTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.27-hiv-evolutionary-tree.phpNeutron stars is focus of Los Alamos National Laboratory Frontiers in Science lecturesLectures are intended to increase local public awareness of the diversity of science and engineering research at the Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.27-frontiers-in-science.phpTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.27-frontiers-in-science.phpScientists use world’s fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universeThe model aims to look at galaxy-scale mass concentrations above and beyond quantities seen in state-of-the-art sky surveys. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.26-unseen-universe.phpMon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.26-unseen-universe.phpScience at the petascale: Roadrunner results unveiledThe Roadrunner system is now beginning its transition to classified computing to assure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.26-roadrunner-results-unveiled.phpMon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.26-roadrunner-results-unveiled.phpAt LANL-sponsored networking forum, businesses make their pitch for Recovery Act workOne key goal of the Recovery Act is to provide jobs and opportunities for Northern New Mexicans.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.22-recovery-act-work.phpThu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.22-recovery-act-work.phpStandards for a new genomic eraA team of geneticists has recently proposed a set of standards designed to elucidate the quality of publicly available genetic sequencing information.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.21-new-genomic-era.phpWed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.21-new-genomic-era.phpStopping executions, saving computers with new malware detection toolA computer tool that allows the machine to identify malicious executable files without being exposed to their harmful actions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.13-malware-detection-tool.phpWed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.13-malware-detection-tool.phpIBEX satellite finds ribbon-like structure at edge of heliosphereThe NASA IBEX mission has sent back data that indicates a “noodle soup” of solar material has accumulated at the outer fringes of the heliosphere bubble.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.15-ibex-satellite.phpThu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.15-ibex-satellite.phpNNSA and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board certifications free up $47 million in previously allocated fundingThe DNFSB and NNSA required the CMRR project to address specific design issues related to safety.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.02-safety-board-certifications.phpFri, 2 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.02-safety-board-certifications.phpOldest hominid skeleton provides new evidence for human evolutionThe discovery reveals the biology of the first stage of human evolution better than anything seen to date.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.01-human-evolution.phpThu, 1 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/October/10.01-human-evolution.phpLANL demolishes first containment dome at disposal areaIt once housed thousands of drums of radioactive waste that have been shipped to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.30-disposal-area.phpWed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.30-disposal-area.phpBradbury Science Museum takes part in Smithsonian’s Museum Day September 26Museums and cultural institutions open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.21-museum-day.phpMon, 21 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.21-museum-day.php"Artificial" brains, electrical grids, and disease modeling: Los Alamos science discoveries unveiled September 15The event is an opportunity for business leaders and community members to learn about where science is heading, as well as for students to discover potential new career directions.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.08-science-discoveries-unveiled.phpTue, 8 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.08-science-discoveries-unveiled.phpLos Alamos technology strikes a chord with algal biofuelsSound-wave technology is helping Solix Biofuels, Inc. optimize production of algae-based fuel in a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally benign fashion.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.02-algal-biofuels.phpWed, 2 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.02-algal-biofuels.phpLaboratory to change vehicle traffic-screening regimen at vehicle inspection stationLanes two through five will be open 24 hours a day and won’t be staffed by a Laboratory protective force officer.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.01-vehicle-inspection-station.phpTue, 1 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.01-vehicle-inspection-station.phpHydrogen storage gets new hopeA new method for “recycling” hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.01-hydrogen-storage.phpTue, 1 Sep 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/September/09.01-hydrogen-storage.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory awards subcontracts for architectural and engineering servicesSix small businesses are receiving subcontracts for providing architectural and engineering services to Los Alamos.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.28-architectural-engineering-services.phpFri, 28 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.28-architectural-engineering-services.phpHigh-efficiency solid-state lighting and superconductor research receives fundingEach project will be funded for up to three years.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.26-superconductor-research.phpFri, 28 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.26-superconductor-research.phpFrontiers in Science lectures focus on radiography and its contributions to advancing science, medicineChristopher Morris explains how X-rays, protons, and naturally occurring cosmic rays can be used to see through opaque objects.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.21-frontiers-in-science.phpFri, 21 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.21-frontiers-in-science.phpRegional companies eye growthAdaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. were awarded from the Venture Acceleration Fund.
http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.19-region-eye-growth.phpFri, 21 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.19-region-eye-growth.phpBret Knapp to head combined Weapons Engineering, Weapons Physics Directorates at Los Alamos National LaboratoryNew leadership position will allow for greater integration in the planning and execution of the stockpile stewardship program.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.18-bret-knapp.phpTue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.18-bret-knapp.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory names cleanup subcontractorsThe three companies are Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA), Portage Inc., and ARSEC Environmental, LLC (ARSEC).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.14-cleanup-subcontractors.phpFri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.14-cleanup-subcontractors.phpLab announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipientsAdaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc., and ThermaSun Inc. selected as recipients of awards.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.11-venture-acceleration-recipeints.phpTue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/August/08.11-venture-acceleration-recipeints.phpLos Alamos National Security creates mentor-protégé agreements with two veteran-owned businessesNew mentor-protégé agreements with SDV Construction and Trillacorpe Construction.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.30-veteran-business-agreements.phpThu, 30 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.30-veteran-business-agreements.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory scientists will codirect $14.5 million National Center for Systems BiologyThe new Spatiotemporal Modeling Center is funded by a $14.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.28-national-center-systems-biology.phpTue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.28-national-center-systems-biology.phpCharles McMillan to lead Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Weapons ProgramHe will provide oversight and direction for the nuclear weapons program at Los Alamos to accomplish the Laboratory’s core mission.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.28-lanl-weapons-program.phpTue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.28-lanl-weapons-program.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory sponsors Hazmat ChallengeThe challenge provides hazardous materials responders the opportunity to network and learn new techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.27-hazmat-challenge.phpMon, 27 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.27-hazmat-challenge.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory receives Recovery Act fundsRecovery Act funds will go toward environmental compliance and cleaning up Cold War-era buildings slated for demolition.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.21-recovery-act-funds.phpTue, 21 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.21-recovery-act-funds.phpLaboratory snags five R&D 100 awardsWinning Laboratory projects are MagViz, the SIMTECHE CO2 Capture Process, Lasonix, TeraOps Software Radio, and the Artificial Retina Project.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.21-five-rd100-awards.phpTue, 21 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.21-five-rd100-awards.phpLos Alamos National Security invests in Santa Fe Community College FoundationThe new center is an educational and training facility for alternative energy and green jobs.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.16-community-college-foundation.phpThu, 16 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.16-community-college-foundation.phpWhite House honors Los Alamos physicist’s early career workIvan Vitev has received a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.10-white-house-honors-los-alamos.phpFri, 10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.10-white-house-honors-los-alamos.phpLaboratory, Valles Caldera sponsor environmental science event The Summer Environmental Science Program lets students explore a wide range of science-related topics in the Valles Caldera National Preserve.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.09-environmental-science-event.phpThu, 9 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.09-environmental-science-event.phpFinal remote-handled waste canister leaves Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe Laboratory began shipping the canisters exactly one month ago and averaged four shipments per week.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.02-remote-handled-waste-canister.phpThu, 2 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/July/07.02-remote-handled-waste-canister.phpLaboratory issues statement on Los Alamos historical document retrieval and assessment reportThis is an important document, and we take it seriously. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.25-historical-retrieval-assessment-report.phpThu, 25 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.25-historical-retrieval-assessment-report.phpWilliam Rees appointed to new Global Security leadership position A new position that elevates the importance of the Lab’s work in key program areas, including non-proliferation, intelligence support, defense, nuclear counterterrorism, and homeland security. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.16-rees-global-security-leader.phpTue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.16-rees-global-security-leader.phpFrontiers in Science Lectures focus on saving energy through superconductivityDean Peterson discusses the science of high-temperature superconductivity in a series of Frontiers in Science lectures. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.12-frontiers-in-science.phpFri, 12 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.12-frontiers-in-science.phpFast pandemic detection tool ready to fight fluResearchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1).http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.09-pandemic-dection-tool.phpTue, 9 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.09-pandemic-dection-tool.phpTom Harper receives cyber security awardThe Charlene Douglass Memorial Award recognizes an individual’s expertise, dedication, and significant contributions to information security. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.08-cyber-security-award.phpMon, 8 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.08-cyber-security-award.phpMilestone reached: Waste shipment leaves Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe material, known as “remote-handled transuranic waste” (RH-TRU), has been stored at the Laboratory since 1995.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.02-waste-shipment.phpTue, 2 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.02-waste-shipment.phpLos Alamos National Security supports community nonprofitsNonprofit organizations are receiving more than $80,300 as a result of the volunteer efforts of LANL employees and retirees. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.01-lans-supports-nonprofits.phpMon, 1 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/June/06.01-lans-supports-nonprofits.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory again top contributor to United Way of Santa Fe CountyLaboratory employees and Los Alamos National Security, LLC donated $170,000 to the United Way of Santa Fe County’s 2008-2009 giving campaign. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.14-united-way.phpThu, 14 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.14-united-way.phpSolar and nuclear energy expertise to be enhanced by research centersLos Alamos will be home to two new Energy Frontier Research Centers through a five-year funding commitment by DOE. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.12-solar-and-nuclear-expertise.phpTue, 12 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.12-solar-and-nuclear-expertise.phpArea schools get new computers through Los Alamos National Laboratory, IBM partnershipNorthern New Mexico schools are recipients of fully loaded desktop and laptop computers.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.08-new-computers.phpFri, 8 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.08-new-computers.phpDavid Telles wins NNSA Security Professional of the Year awardThe award recognizes one federal employee and one contractor employee whose contributions to the security programs within the NNSA enterprise exemplify the highest ideals of public service.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.07-security-professional-of-the-year.phpThu, 7 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.07-security-professional-of-the-year.phpLANL scientists named SIAM Fellows for their contributions to mathematicsJames M. “Mac” Hyman, Alan S. Perelson, David H. Sharp and Burton B. “Burt” Wendroff are new Fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.04-siam-fellows.phpMon, 4 May 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/May/05.04-siam-fellows.phpBreaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuelsResearchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.22-biomass-fuels.phpWed, 22 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.22-biomass-fuels.phpAlbuquerque trio wins Supercomputing ChallengeErika DeBenedictis, Tony Huang, and Chris Hong from La Cueva High School captured the top prize in the 2009 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.21-supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 21 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.21-supercomputing-challenge.phpLab seeks ideas for Venture Acceleration FundProjects selected will support LANL’s core missions and provide a significant opportunity for new company formation or growth in New Mexico. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.20-venture-acceleration-fund.phpMon, 20 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.20-venture-acceleration-fund.phpEarth Week event all about energy People all across Northern New Mexico can learn about how they can play a role in energy research and energy and fuel conservation at an upcoming Energy Town Hall.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.16-earth-week.phpThu, 16 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.16-earth-week.phpLos Alamos National Lab awards $753 million in contractsThese subcontract awards for products and professional services demonstrate the Laboratory’s continued investment in New Mexico small businesses.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.16-contracts.phpThu, 16 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.16-contracts.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory captures eight NNSA Pollution Prevention awardsThe awards are based on an NNSA-wide competition that acknowledges pollution prevention, recycling, and affirmative procurement accomplishments. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.15-pollution-prevention-awards.phpWed, 15 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.15-pollution-prevention-awards.phpStudents showcase research at 19th Supercomputing Challenge Expo at Los Alamos National LaboratoryThe goal is to increase knowledge of science and computing, expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics, and instill enthusiasm for science. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.14.supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.14.supercomputing-challenge.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory cosponsors April 13 construction forum in AlbuquerqueCompanies big and small can learn about upcoming construction projects and procurement opportunities.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.07-construction-forum.phpTue, 7 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/April/04.07-construction-forum.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory cosponsors 30th Expanding Your Horizons conferenceThe young women will participate in hands-on activities related to fields, such as astronomy, aerospace, chemistry, and earth science. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.16-expanding-your-horizons.phpMon, 16 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.16-expanding-your-horizons.phpGordon wins NNSA Safety Professional of the Year awardGordon displayed outstanding leadership in electrical safety, both at the Laboratory and across the Department of Energy.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.12-safety-professional-of-the-year.phpThu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.12-safety-professional-of-the-year.phpLos Alamos researchers create ‘map of science’A high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind when they retrieve information from online services. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.11-map-of-science.phpWed, 11 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.11-map-of-science.phpSearch for Earth-like planets includes LANL star analysisThe mission will not only be able to search for planets around other stars, but also yield new insights into the parent stars themselves. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.16-star-analysis.phpFri, 6 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/March/03.16-star-analysis.phpLos Alamos identifies internal material control issueThe error relates to internal inventory and accounting that documents movement of sensitive materials within a small portion of Technical Area 55. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.26-material-control-issue.phpThu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.26-material-control-issue.phpMike Lansing and Chris Cantwell named new associate directors Lansing was named associate director for Safeguards and Security and Cantwell is associate director for Environment, Safety, Health & Quality. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.26-lansing-cantwell.phpThu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.26-lansing-cantwell.phpResearch highlights potential for improved solar cellsResearch has shown that carrier multiplication is a real phenomenon in tiny semiconductor crystals and not a false observation born of extraneous effects that mimic carrier multiplication. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.10-improved-solar-cells.phpTue, 10 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.10-improved-solar-cells.phpLos Alamos National Security awards grants to 24 nonprofits in Northern New MexicoThe grants were awarded to support the efforts of employees whose volunteer work with nonprofit organizations encourages a vibrant quality of life in the area.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.05-nonprofit-grants.phpThu, 5 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.05-nonprofit-grants.phpLab scientists Burns, Hay named new AAAS FellowsThe AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.03-aaas-fellows.phpTue, 3 Feb 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/February/02.03-aaas-fellows.phpLos Alamos notifies employees, visitors of possible beryllium exposureCurrent and former Laboratory employees and contractors who either worked at or visited the facility have been—or are in the process of being—notified.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/January/01.28-possible-exposure.phpWed, 28 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/January/01.28-possible-exposure.phpLab announces selection of Venture Acceleration Fund recipients Retriever Technology, Elemetric Instruments, Star Cryoelectronics, and Veezyon are recipients of awards.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/January/01.07-vaf-recipeints.phpWed, 7 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2009/January/01.07-vaf-recipeints.phpNew airport liquid analysis system undergoes testing at Albuquerque International SunportA new tool that distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.16-airport-liquid-analysis-system.phpTue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.16-airport-liquid-analysis-system.phpStudy finds radioactivity around Los Alamos largely due to natural sourcesThe study was subsequently peer reviewed externally by scientists at Colorado State University and internally within the Lab. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.10-radioactivity-due-to-natural-resources.phpWed, 10 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.10-radioactivity-due-to-natural-resources.phpBrain teasers traveling exhibit opens at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bradbury Science Museum The interactive exhibit is a collection of more than 20 puzzles and mind benders. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.04-brain-teasers-exhibit.phpThu, 4 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.04-brain-teasers-exhibit.phpLaboratory announces 2008 FellowsRobert C. Albers, Paul A. Johnson and Kurt E. Sickafus recognized for contributions. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.04-2008-fellows.phpThu, 4 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/December/12.04-2008-fellows.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory ships last of high-activity drums to WIPPThe November shipment was the final delivery this year to the Carlsbad plant, which is scheduled to undergo facility maintenance through mid-January.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.25-wipp-shipment.phpTue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.25-wipp-shipment.phpLaboratory names new deputy directorIsaac “Ike” Richardson has been selected to be the new deputy director, effective February 1, 2009.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.25-new-deputy-director.phpTue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.25-new-deputy-director.phpLos Alamos scientists see new mechanism for superconductivity Researchers have posited an explanation for superconductivity that may open the door to the discovery of new, unconventional forms of superconductivity.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.24-mechanism-for-superconductivity.phpMon, 24 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.24-mechanism-for-superconductivity.phpLos Alamos observatory fingers cosmic ray ‘hot spots’The research calls into question nearly a century of understanding about galactic magnetic fields near our solar system.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.24-cosmic-ray-hot-spots.phpMon, 24 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.24-cosmic-ray-hot-spots.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory employees and LANS partner to record $2 million in pledges for local United Way programsThe employee contributions along with the LANS match support the United Way of Northern New Mexico, United Way of Santa Fe County.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.20-united-way.phpThu, 20 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.20-united-way.phpLos Alamos supercomputer remains fastest in worldThe latest list of the TOP500 computers in the world continued to place the Roadrunner supercomputer as fastest in the world running the LINPACK benchmark.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.18-fastest-supercomputer.phpTue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.18-fastest-supercomputer.phpHIV vaccine research focus of Laboratory-sponsored talk Ruy Ribeiro talk explores the mechanisms of HIV infection, puts them in the context of vaccine development, and summarizes current efforts to date to create an effective HIV vaccine.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.13-hiv-vaccine-research.phpThu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/November/11.13-hiv-vaccine-research.phpLab contractor awards LANL Foundation $3 millionTo provide educational enrichment and educational outreach funding for a wide variety of education programs in the seven Northern New Mexico counties. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.29-lanl-foundation.phpWed, 29 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.29-lanl-foundation.phpLos Alamos imager aboard IBEX space missionThis is the first in a new series of talks that will focus on the emerging scientific field of quantitative biology.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.17-ibex-space-missison.phpFri, 17 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.17-ibex-space-missison.phpWhere do dogs come from?This is the first in a new series of talks that will focus on the emerging scientific field of quantitative biology.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.16-lecture-series.phpThu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.16-lecture-series.phpLaboratory awards subcontracts to small businessesA company owned and operated by Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo will soon be providing custodial support services to the Lab.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.15-subcontracts-awarded.phpWed, 15 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.15-subcontracts-awarded.phpLab grants Decision Sciences Corporation exclusive commercial license for muon tomographyMuon tomography uses naturally occurring cosmic-ray muons to detect and identify concealed nuclear threat materials based on their atomic number and density.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.07-muon-tomography.phpTue, 7 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/October/10.07-muon-tomography.phpLaboratory begins environmental sampling in townsiteEnvironmental assessment of areas that have been or could have been affected by Laboratory operations from the days of the Manhattan Project to the early 1970s.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.25-environmental-sampling.phpThu, 25 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.25-environmental-sampling.phpSmithsonian’s Museum Day at Bradbury Science MuseumMuseum Day is when museums and cultural institutions across the nation open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.22-smithsonian-day.phpMon, 22 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.22-smithsonian-day.phpLos Alamos shares Nano 50 award for directed assembly Nano 50 Awards recognize “the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted, or will impact, the development of nanotechnology.”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.03-nano-50-award.phpWed, 3 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.03-nano-50-award.phpLab announces selection of partner for venture acceleration initiative The initiative is a pilot program aimed at strategically spinning off technology-based companies from the Lab. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.02-venture-acceleration-initiative.phpTue, 2 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/September/09.02-venture-acceleration-initiative.phpMagnetism and superconductivity observed to exist in harmonyPhysicists have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other’s existence. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.28-magnetism-and-superconductivity.phpThu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.28-magnetism-and-superconductivity.phpApproaches to renewable energy storage focus of Frontiers in Science talkAlbert Migliori will give the series of public talks, titled, “Use It, Lose It, or Save It: The Science of Renewable Energy Storage.”http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.21-frontiers-in-science.phpThu, 21 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.21-frontiers-in-science.phpLos Alamos National Security, LLC helps fund Domenici ScholarshipThe monies will be used to provide seven annual scholarships, one for each of the seven counties that the LANL Foundation serves.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.14-domenici-scholarship.phpThu, 14 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.14-domenici-scholarship.phpNetworks of the Future: Extending our senses into the physical world The picture of a future with wireless sensor networks is quickly coming into sharper focus through the work of Laboratory computer scientist Sami Ayyorgun. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.13-networks-of-the-future.phpWed, 13 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/August/08.13-networks-of-the-future.phpLab scientists shed light on heavy electrons, suggest new view of superconductivityTheir findings hold the potential to provide new insight into superconductivity that could dramatically change the efficiency, for example, of power generation and storage.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.31-view-of-superconductivity.phpThu, 31 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.31-view-of-superconductivity.phpAncient galactic magnetic fields stronger than expectedWith powerful telescopes and sophisticated measurements, the team probed back in time to see the ancient universe as it existed some 8 to 9 billion years ago. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.23-galactic-magnetic-fields.phpWed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.23-galactic-magnetic-fields.phpBuilders place final beam in first phase of CMRR project at Los Alamos National LaboratoryAustin Commercial Contractors LP of Dallas received the “design-build” contract.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.22-first-phase-cmrr-project.phpTue, 22 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.22-first-phase-cmrr-project.phpLab partners with local company to market protein technologyTheranostech Inc. honed its skills in protein purification by developing an efficient test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.14-market-protein-technology.phpMon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.14-market-protein-technology.phpLaboratory hosts 12th annual HAZMAT ChallengeTeams from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arizona will demonstrate their hazardous materials response skills and learn new HAZMAT techniques under realistic conditions in a safe environment. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.14-hazmat-challenge.phpMon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.14-hazmat-challenge.phpElectronic structure of superconductivity refinedA team of physicists propose a new model that expands on a little understood aspect of the electronic structure in high-temperature superconductors. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.10-electronic-structure-of-superconductivity-refined.phpThu, 10 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.10-electronic-structure-of-superconductivity-refined.phpLab seeks ideas for venture acceleration fundThe fund will provide investments of up to $100,000 to facilitate projects with regional entrepreneurs, companies, investors, or strategic partners.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.09-venture-acceleration-fund.phpWed, 9 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.09-venture-acceleration-fund.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory, LANS develop new mentor-protégé agreements LANS, LLC recently entered into mentor-protégé agreements with North Wind, Inc. and Performance Maintenance Inc.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.08-mentor-protege-agreements.phpTue, 8 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.08-mentor-protege-agreements.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory technologies capture prestigious R&D 100 awardsWinning Laboratory projects are the 3-D Tracking Microscope and Laser-Weave technology.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.03-rd100-awards.phpThu, 3 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.03-rd100-awards.phpAstronomy days lectures begin July 8 at Bradbury Science MuseumDidier Saumon leads off the series with a talk about extrasolar planets and brown dwarf stars.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.02-astronomy-days.phpWed, 2 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/July/07.02-astronomy-days.phpRoadrunner supercomputer puts research at a new scaleLos Alamos researchers are using the computer to mimic extremely complex neurological processes.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.12-roadrunner-supercomputer.phpThu, 12 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.12-roadrunner-supercomputer.phpLab seeks venture acceleration initiative partnersThe Venture Acceleration Initiative is a pilot program to strategically spin off from the Lab start-up companies with emphasis on establishing new businesses in northern New Mexico. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.09-venture-acceleration-partners.phpMon, 9 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.09-venture-acceleration-partners.phpLos Alamos Biosafety committee will hold meeting June 10The committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all proposals, activities, and experiments involving an organism or product of an organism that presents a risk to humans.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.05-biosafety-committee-meeting.phpThu, 5 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/June/06.05-biosafety-committee-meeting.phpBattling bird flu by the numbersLab theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza H5N1 is poised to spread globally.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.27-bird-flu.phpTue, 27 May 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.27-bird-flu.phpBomb squads saddle-up for Robot RodeoRodeo events include a fun obstacle course and tests of skill, finesse, and endurance for both robot and operator. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.15-robot-rodeo.phpThu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.15-robot-rodeo.phpTurning fungus into fuelA spidery fungus with a voracious appetite for military uniforms and canvas tents could hold the key to improvements in the production of biofuels.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.04-fungus-into-fuel.phpSun, 4 May 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/May/05.04-fungus-into-fuel.phpAlbuquerque duo wins Supercomputing ChallengeErika DeBenedictis and Tony Huang captured the top prize during the 2008 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge award ceremony.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/April/04.22-albuquerque-wins-supercomputing-challenge.phpTue, 22 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/April/04.22-albuquerque-wins-supercomputing-challenge.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to host Supercomputing Challenge April 21-22The goal is to increase knowledge of science and computing; expose students and teachers to computers and applied mathematics; and instill enthusiasm for science in middle- and high-school students.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpWed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/April/04.16-supercomputing-challenge.phpContinental breakup and the dawn of humankindIn the newest “Frontiers in Science” lecture series, geologist Giday WoldeGabriel will discuss the intriguing fossil findings from an African rift valley.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.31-continental-breakup.phpMon, 31 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.31-continental-breakup.phpLos Alamos technology to be featured on CSI: NYThe multipurpose “sampler gun” rapidly collects and tracks radiological, chemical, and biological samples in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.27-csi-ny.phpThu, 27 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.27-csi-ny.phpLos Alamos technologies help scientists detect, record & interpret ‘monster’ burst of gamma raysThe burst was detected by NASA's Swift satellite. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.21-gamma-rays.phpFri, 21 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.21-gamma-rays.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory medical plan to cover PMC servicesUnited Healthcare has agreed to retroactively treat Physicians Medical Center of Santa Fe (PMC) as an in-network facility. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.13-pmc-services.phpThu, 13 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.13-pmc-services.phpLanguage of a fly proves surprisingResearchers has developed a novel way to view the world through the eyes of a common fly and partially decode the insect’s reactions to changes in the world around it.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.10-fly-language.phpMon, 10 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0600http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.10-fly-language.phpSaturn’s moon rhea sports a dusty haloCassini is carrying among its instruments a pair of ion-mass and ion-beam spectrometers built by Los Alamos National Laboratory.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.06-saturns-moon.phpThu, 6 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.06-saturns-moon.phpGirls learn about careers in math and scienceExpanding Your Horizons is designed to introduce girls to a variety of careers that require math and science backgrounds, and to stress the importance of taking math and science classes during high school. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.05-expanding-your-horizons.phpWed, 5 Mar 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/March/03.05-expanding-your-horizons.phpSatellite stories featured in Lab lecture seriesSpace adventures will be featured in the upcoming Frontiers in Science lecture series “Small Satellites on a Shoestring: The LANL Experience.” http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.14.satellite-stories.phpThu, 14 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.14.satellite-stories.phpSynthetic fuel concept to steal CO2 from airLab has developed a low-risk, transformational concept, called Green Freedom™, for large-scale production of carbon-neutral, sulfur-free fuels and organic chemicals from air and water. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.12.synthetic-fuel.phpTue, 12 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.12.synthetic-fuel.phpLos Alamos wins 2008 Pollution Prevention awardsWinner of two Best-in-Class Pollution Prevention awards and six Environmental Stewardship awards from the National Nuclear Security Administration.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.07-pollution-prevention-awards.phpThu, 7 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.07-pollution-prevention-awards.phpLaboratory disputes citizens’ lawsuitLab officials expressed surprise to a lawsuit alleging noncompliance with the federal Clean Water Act filed today by citizens groups.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.07-citizens-lawsuit.phpThu, 7 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/February/02.07-citizens-lawsuit.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to begin DARHT 2 operationsThe Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility has officially become “dual” with authorization to begin full power operations of Axis 2. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.29-darht2-operations.phpTue, 29 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.29-darht2-operations.phpLos Alamos names new head of stockpile manufacturing and supportCarl Beard is the new associate director for stockpile manufacturing and support. Beard has held this position in an acting capacity since June 2007.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.22-stockpile-manufacturing-support.phpTue, 22 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.22-stockpile-manufacturing-support.phpEarthquake 'memory' could spur aftershocksLos Alamos researcher and his colleagues have shown that seismic waves can induce earthquake aftershocks, often long after a quake has subsided.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.03-earthquake-memory.phpThu, 3 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2008/January/01.03-earthquake-memory.phpScience satellites scour skies for SantaBeginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, scientists will use two advanced science satellites to mark the path of the elfin traveler.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.20-tracking-santa.phpThu, 20 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.20-tracking-santa.phpThe quest for a new class of superconductorsResearch teams from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanism for the still-mysterious phenomenon.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.20-new-class-of-superconductors.phpThu, 20 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.20-new-class-of-superconductors.phpLos Alamos National Laboratory to work on nuclear design, plutonium research and development, and supercomputingLANL selected as preferred alternative site for plutonium research, development, and limited manufacturing, along with nuclear weapons design and engineering, and supercomputing. http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.18-plutonium-research.phpTue, 18 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.18-plutonium-research.phpCollaboration yields ‘The Right Glasses’ for observing mystery behavior in electronsThe research may lead to a better understanding of superconductors or development of better materials for powering high-speed electronics.http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.13-mystery-behavior-in-electrons.phpThu, 13 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0700http://www.lanl.gov/newsroom/news-releases/../../discover/news-release-archive/2007/December/12.13-mystery-behavior-in-electrons.php